Poems, Τόμος 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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Σελίδα 12
... means of life , Society for me ! -thou feeming fweet , Be ftill a pleafing object in my view ; My vifit ftill , but never mine abode . Not diftant far , a length of colonnade Invites us . Monument of ancient tafte , Now fcorn'd , but ...
... means of life , Society for me ! -thou feeming fweet , Be ftill a pleafing object in my view ; My vifit ftill , but never mine abode . Not diftant far , a length of colonnade Invites us . Monument of ancient tafte , Now fcorn'd , but ...
Σελίδα 18
... mean advantage from a kindred cause , From ftrenuous toil his hours of sweetest ease . The fedentary stretch their lazy length When custom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deferted of its ...
... mean advantage from a kindred cause , From ftrenuous toil his hours of sweetest ease . The fedentary stretch their lazy length When custom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deferted of its ...
Σελίδα 28
... Mean felf - attachment , and fcarce aught befide . Thus fare the fhiv'ring natives of the north , And thus the rangers of the western world , Where it advances far into the deep , Towards th ' antarctic . Ev'n the favour'd ifles , So ...
... Mean felf - attachment , and fcarce aught befide . Thus fare the fhiv'ring natives of the north , And thus the rangers of the western world , Where it advances far into the deep , Towards th ' antarctic . Ev'n the favour'd ifles , So ...
Σελίδα 45
... means , but he must die . Storms rife t ' o'erwhelm him : or , if ftormy winds Rife not , the waters of the deep shall rise , And , needing none affiftance of the storm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . The earth ...
... means , but he must die . Storms rife t ' o'erwhelm him : or , if ftormy winds Rife not , the waters of the deep shall rise , And , needing none affiftance of the storm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . The earth ...
Σελίδα 48
... means fince firft he made the world ? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation lefs Than a capacious refervoir of means Form'd for his ufe , and ready at his will ? Go , dress thine eyes with eye - falve ...
... means fince firft he made the world ? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation lefs Than a capacious refervoir of means Form'd for his ufe , and ready at his will ? Go , dress thine eyes with eye - falve ...
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againſt becauſe beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe Elfe elſe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faft fame fcenes feed feek feel feem ferve fhade fhall fhine fhould fhow fide figh fight filent fince firft firſt fkies fleep flow'rs fome fong foon form'd foul ftand ftill ftream fuch fweet grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe itſelf John Gilpin juft juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs leſs loft loſe meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature never o'er once pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt ſcene ſchools ſeems ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſport ſpot ſpread ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet tafte taſk thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue wafte whofe whoſe wind wiſdom worth
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Σελίδα 327 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown: A train-band 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 40 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Σελίδα 119 - 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...
Σελίδα 335 - Said Gilpin — So am I ! But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Σελίδα 40 - As human Nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast.
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 34 - 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 threaten'd in the fields and groves?
Σελίδα 56 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design.
Σελίδα 189 - Are they not his by a peculiar right, And by an emphasis of interest his, Whose eye they fill with tears of holy joy, Whose heart with praise, and whose exalted mind With worthy thoughts of that unwearied love That plann'd, and built, and still upholds a world So...
Σελίδα 333 - 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...