The Task: A Poem in Six BooksBennett and Walton, no. 31, Market-street, J. Rakestraw, printer, 1811 - 212 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 14
... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To sooth and ...
... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To sooth and ...
Σελίδα 15
... falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , Once went I forth ; and found , till then unknown , A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perch'd upon the green - hill top , but close Environ'd with a ring of ...
... falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , Once went I forth ; and found , till then unknown , A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perch'd upon the green - hill top , but close Environ'd with a ring of ...
Σελίδα 20
... falls Full on the destin'd ear . Wide flies the chaff . The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist Of atoms , sparkling in the noon day beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down , And sleep not see him sweating o'er his ...
... falls Full on the destin'd ear . Wide flies the chaff . The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist Of atoms , sparkling in the noon day beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down , And sleep not see him sweating o'er his ...
Σελίδα 35
... 'd with a sword , and worthier of a fan , Has made , what enemies could ne'er have done , Our arch of empire , stedfast but for you , A mutilated structure , soon to fall . THE TASK . BOOK II . ARGUMENT OF THE SECOND BOOK I. 35 THE SOFA .
... 'd with a sword , and worthier of a fan , Has made , what enemies could ne'er have done , Our arch of empire , stedfast but for you , A mutilated structure , soon to fall . THE TASK . BOOK II . ARGUMENT OF THE SECOND BOOK I. 35 THE SOFA .
Σελίδα 39
... falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and , having pow'r ' T ' enforce the wrong , for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey . Lands intersected by a ...
... falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and , having pow'r ' T ' enforce the wrong , for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey . Lands intersected by a ...
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50 Cents beauty beneath boast BOOK breath call'd cause charg'd charms clime death Deciduous delight distant divine dream earth ease England ev'n ev'ry fair fancy favour'd fear feeds feel field of glory flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits gives glory grace grave groves hand happy heart heav'n honour hopes and fears hosanna human king labour less lost lov'd lyre mercy Mighty winds mind mov'd nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure polish'd pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene seek seem'd shade shine sighs silent sleep sloth smiles SOFA soft song soon soul sound spleen stream sweet sycophant task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas vale virtue weary wind winter wisdom wish'd worth your's
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Σελίδα 49 - There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
Σελίδα 52 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Σελίδα 38 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country and their shackles fall.
Σελίδα 12 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Σελίδα 37 - There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
Σελίδα 202 - One song employs all nations; and all cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us!' The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy; Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Σελίδα 45 - To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes, was never meant my task...
Σελίδα 203 - Praise is in all her gates ; upon her walls, And in her streets, and in her spacious courts, Is heard salvation. Eastern Java there Kneels with the native of the farthest West ; And Ethiopia spreads abroad the hand, And worships.
Σελίδα 139 - Then shakes his powdered coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught But now and then with pressure of his thumb T...
Σελίδα 110 - No powder'd pert proficient in the art Of sounding an alarm, assaults these doors Till the street rings. No stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves and quake. But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted...