Poetical Selections, Consisting of the Most Approved Pieces of Our Best British Poets, Excellent Specimens of Fugitive Poetry, and Some Original Piece (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 Excerpt: ...aud resplendence of light, Crested dark with the plume's nodding shade. Here linger'd the youth ." but he lifted his eyes On the throng that assembled around: When sudden he starts with a glance of surprize, His blood circles fast, and his breath panting flies, And the hollow helm clanks on the ground. He whispers confus'd in the governor's ear, "What creatures, I pray thee, are those? - More soft e'en than boys their mild features appear, H They touch me with joy, yet they thrill me with "fear, And my blood with strange ardency glows," His age-silver'd head then Ydronicus shook, The youth's hand he earnestly press'd; "Oh fatal they are; shun that soul-thrilling look, -- Which already thy tjaze with its venom hath -trook, "Lest the poison sink deep in thy breast. "Theywithjewelsaredeck'd, and in scarlet are drest, "And their ringlets are wreath'd like the vine: "Their shape is the fi r-tree'sl the swan's is their breast; "Full many a wretch have their eyes robb'd of rest, "Oh let not that folly be thine "But, listen, my prince I will tell thee their name, And thy pulse will beat fearfully then; "Thyself shalt my wisdom and caution proclaim; "Oh shun as the plague, as the sword, as the flame, "The Devils, the snarers of men " Adonias was mute--but his eyes linger'd yet On the damsels that smiling stood by: Their enamouring glauces with his frequeut met; His feet seera'd entangled as 'twere with a net, And his heart struggled soft with a sigh, My father my father the gems and the gold - Some other uneovied may bear: "But thus let the choice of my fancy be told; "Oh give me the Devils whom there I behold, "Those Devils who men can ensn...