Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 16
... beneath The chequered earth feems reftlefs as a flood Brushed by the wind . So fportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and funshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the ...
... beneath The chequered earth feems reftlefs as a flood Brushed by the wind . So fportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and funshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the ...
Σελίδα 19
... beneath a wrinkled front The veteran shows , and , gracing a gray beard With youthful fmiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and old almost without decay . Like a coy maiden , ease , when courted most , Fartheft retires - an ...
... beneath a wrinkled front The veteran shows , and , gracing a gray beard With youthful fmiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and old almost without decay . Like a coy maiden , ease , when courted most , Fartheft retires - an ...
Σελίδα 20
... Beneath the open fky fhe spreads the feaft ; ' Tis free to all - ' tis every day renewed ; Who fcorns it ftarves deservedly at home . He does not fcorn it , who , imprisoned long In fome unwholefome dungeon , and a prey To fallow ...
... Beneath the open fky fhe spreads the feaft ; ' Tis free to all - ' tis every day renewed ; Who fcorns it ftarves deservedly at home . He does not fcorn it , who , imprisoned long In fome unwholefome dungeon , and a prey To fallow ...
Σελίδα 22
... ? That honour has been long The boaft of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , faturate with dew , Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of 22 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... ? That honour has been long The boaft of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , faturate with dew , Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of 22 BOOK I. THE TASK .
Σελίδα 23
William Cowper. Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - fpring overfhoot his humble neft . The peasant too , a witness of his song , Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those , Whose head ...
William Cowper. Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - fpring overfhoot his humble neft . The peasant too , a witness of his song , Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those , Whose head ...
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againſt Becauſe beneath beſt caufe cauſe charms cloſe courſe dæmons defigned diftant dream earth eaſe Elfe eſcape ev'n facred fafe fame faſhion fear fecure feed feek feel feems ferve fhall fhine fhould fide figh fight filent fince firſt flaves fleep flowers fome fong foon foul ftill ftream fuch fweet grace happineſs heart heaven himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs peace pleaſe pleaſure praiſe purpoſe reft reſt ſcene ſchools ſeaſon ſee ſeems ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſport ſpread ſpring ſtate ſteps ſtill ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou art thouſand truft truth uſe virtue wafte whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh worth
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Σελίδα 236 - Come, then, and, added to thy many crowns, Receive yet one, the crown of all the earth, Thou who alone art worthy ! It was thine By ancient covenant, ere Nature's birth ; And thou hast made it thine by purchase since, And overpaid its value with thy blood.
Σελίδα 121 - 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 41 - 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 121 - Nor his, who patient stands till his feet throb, And his head thumps, to feed upon the breath Of patriots, bursting with heroic rage, Or placemen, all tranquillity and smiles.
Σελίδα 159 - The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task.
Σελίδα 89 - In the pure fountain of eternal love Has eyes indeed ; and viewing all she sees As meant to indicate a God to man, Gives Him his praise, and forfeits not her own.
Σελίδα 48 - Suspend the effect, or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means since first he made the world? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation less Than a capacious reservoir of means Form'd for his use, and ready at his will...
Σελίδα 224 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs. Else they are all — the meanest things that are, As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Σελίδα 330 - The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumps upon your back How he esteems your merit, Is such a friend, that one had need Be very much his friend indeed, .
Σελίδα 189 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own.