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. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...displays somewhat more vigour and spirit, but at its best it also only echoes the blank verse of Thomson. Mallet also produced one or two short pieces in light strain, somewhat in the vein of modern vcrs de societl. He was author, as well, of poetical epistles, prologues and epilogues to the dramas of friends, ...
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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. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...displays somewhat more vigour and spirit, but at its best it also only echoes the blank verse of Thomson. Mallet also produced one or two short pieces in light strain, somewhat in the vein of modern vcrs de societl. He was author, as well, of poetical epistles, prologues and epilogues to the dramas of friends, &c. Besides his poetry he wrote, in 1750, the life of Bacon, still prefixed to that philosopher's works. Some of his pieces had also considerable success on the stage--" Eurydice," in 1731, " Mustapha," satirizing Walpole in order to please Prince Frederick, in 1739, and "Elvira," in 1763. He was also joint author with Thomson of the masque of "Alfred"; and this and his other masque, "Britannia, both contain lyrics which are remembered. Mallet's poems were included in the series of poets edited by Dr. Johnson. They have been re-printed in Chalmers's Collection in 1810, and in the Chiswick Poets in 1822. WILLIAM AND MARGARET. Twas at the silent, solemn hour, When night and morning meet; In glided Margaret's grimly ghost, And stood at William's feet. Her face was like an April morn Clad in a wintry cloud; And clay-cold was her lily hand, That held her sable shroud. So shall the fairest face appear, When youth and years are flown: Such is the robe that kings must wear When death has reft their crown. Her bloom was like the springing flower That sips the silver dew; The rose was budded in her cheek, Just opening to the view. But love had, like the canker-worm, Consumed her early prime: The rose grew pale, and left her cheek--She died before her time. "Awake!" she cried, "thy true-love calls--Come from her midnight grave: Now let thy pity hear the maid Thy love refused to save. "This is the dumb and dreary hour When injured ghosts...
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