Poems, Τόμος 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... the fong . ш Time was , when cloathing fumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , our fires had none . As yet black breeches were not ; fattin fmooth , * VOL . II . See vol . i . B Or Or velvet foft , or plush with fhaggy pile :
... the fong . ш Time was , when cloathing fumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , our fires had none . As yet black breeches were not ; fattin fmooth , * VOL . II . See vol . i . B Or Or velvet foft , or plush with fhaggy pile :
Σελίδα 3
... see the piony fpread wide , The full - blown rose , the shepherd and his lafs , Lap - dog and lambkin with black ftaring eyes , And parrots with twin cherries in their beak . Now came the cane from India , fmooth and bright With ...
... see the piony fpread wide , The full - blown rose , the shepherd and his lafs , Lap - dog and lambkin with black ftaring eyes , And parrots with twin cherries in their beak . Now came the cane from India , fmooth and bright With ...
Σελίδα 18
... fun By short transition we have loft his glare , And stepp'd at once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn * See the foregoing note . 1 Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice That yet 7 Your 18 THE TASK . Book i .
... fun By short transition we have loft his glare , And stepp'd at once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn * See the foregoing note . 1 Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice That yet 7 Your 18 THE TASK . Book i .
Σελίδα 35
... see thee weep , and thine are honest tears , A patriot's for his country : thou art fad At thought of her forlorn and abject state , From which no power of thine can raise her upė Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err ...
... see thee weep , and thine are honest tears , A patriot's for his country : thou art fad At thought of her forlorn and abject state , From which no power of thine can raise her upė Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err ...
Σελίδα 79
... see So many maniacs dancing in their chains . They gaze upon the links that hold them faft , With eyes of anguish , execrate their lot , Then shake them in defpair , and dance again , Now basket up the family of plagues That waste our ...
... see So many maniacs dancing in their chains . They gaze upon the links that hold them faft , With eyes of anguish , execrate their lot , Then shake them in defpair , and dance again , Now basket up the family of plagues That waste our ...
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againſt Becauſe beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe charms cloſe courſe defign diſtant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fake fame faſhion faſt fatire fcene fecure feed feek feel feems fhall fhining fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fleep flow'r foft folly fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fweet Gilpin grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchools ſeems ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſpreads ſtands ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtroke ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth unleſs uſe virtue wafte whofe whoſe wind wiſdom wiſh worth
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Σελίδα 47 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Σελίδα 348 - The bottles twain, behind his back, were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke as they had basted been. But still he...
Σελίδα 354 - Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As he had done before.
Σελίδα 271 - 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 218 - He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes.
Σελίδα 40 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves...
Σελίδα 101 - Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up...
Σελίδα 19 - Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn Your fate unmerited, once more rejoice That yet a remnant of your race survives.
Σελίδα 139 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Σελίδα 137 - tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright...