Poems, Τόμος 1T. Johnston, 1803 - 348 σελίδες |
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... pleasure .-- Change of fcene fometimes expedient . - A common defcribed , and the character of crazy Kate introduced.Gipfies.- The bleffings of civilized life . - That flate moft favour- able to virtue . The South Sea Islanders ...
... pleasure .-- Change of fcene fometimes expedient . - A common defcribed , and the character of crazy Kate introduced.Gipfies.- The bleffings of civilized life . - That flate moft favour- able to virtue . The South Sea Islanders ...
Σελίδα 7
... pleasure fuch as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire- Witness a joy that thou haft doubled long . Thou know'ft my praife of nature most fincere , And that my raptures are not ...
... pleasure fuch as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire- Witness a joy that thou haft doubled long . Thou know'ft my praife of nature most fincere , And that my raptures are not ...
Σελίδα 46
... fuch preceptors , who can fail ? There is a pleasure in poetic pains Which only poets know . The shifts and turns , Th ' expedients and inventions , multiform , To which the mind reforts in chace of terms , 46 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... fuch preceptors , who can fail ? There is a pleasure in poetic pains Which only poets know . The shifts and turns , Th ' expedients and inventions , multiform , To which the mind reforts in chace of terms , 46 BOOK II . THE TASK .
Σελίδα 51
William Cowper. To make God's work a finecure ; a flave To his own pleasures and his patron's pride : From fuch apostles , oh , ye mitred heads , Preferve the church ! and lay not careless hands On fculls that cannot teach , and will not ...
William Cowper. To make God's work a finecure ; a flave To his own pleasures and his patron's pride : From fuch apostles , oh , ye mitred heads , Preferve the church ! and lay not careless hands On fculls that cannot teach , and will not ...
Σελίδα 60
... pleasure , hopeless of fuccefs ; Waste youth in occupations only fit For fecond childhood , and devote old age To fports which only childhood could excufe . There they are happiest who diffemble best Their wearinefs ? and they the most ...
... pleasure , hopeless of fuccefs ; Waste youth in occupations only fit For fecond childhood , and devote old age To fports which only childhood could excufe . There they are happiest who diffemble best Their wearinefs ? and they the most ...
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Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
beaſt beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe charms cloſe courſe dæmons deferve defign diſtant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faft fame fatire fcene fecure feed feek feel feem fenfe fhall fhine fhould fhow fide fighs filent fince firſt fkies fleep flow'r fmiles foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet glory grace heart heav'n himſelf houſe itſelf John Gilpin juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs light loft meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchools ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſtream ſtroke ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou art thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom winds wiſh worth
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Σελίδα 36 - 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 309 - 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 303 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Σελίδα 297 - I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed: My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed: But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all.
Σελίδα 31 - 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 301 - Wouldst softly speak and stroke my head and smile — Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart : the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
Σελίδα 312 - My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin...
Σελίδα 344 - Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim ; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same Why did all-creating Nature Make the plant for which we toil?
Σελίδα 305 - Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad ; The stones did rattle underneath As if Cheapside were mad.
Σελίδα 304 - He soon replied, I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. • I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the calender Will lend his horse to go.