Poems, Τόμος 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... thought to which his fituation and turn of mind led him , brought forth at length , instead of the trifle which he at first intended , a ferious affair - a Volume ! In the Poem on the subject of Education , he would be very forry to ...
... thought to which his fituation and turn of mind led him , brought forth at length , instead of the trifle which he at first intended , a ferious affair - a Volume ! In the Poem on the subject of Education , he would be very forry to ...
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... thought Devis'd the weather - houfe , that useful toy ! Fearless of humid air and gathering rains , Forth steps the man - an emblem of myself ! ́ More delicate , his tim'rous mate retires . When Winter foaks the fields , and female feet ...
... thought Devis'd the weather - houfe , that useful toy ! Fearless of humid air and gathering rains , Forth steps the man - an emblem of myself ! ́ More delicate , his tim'rous mate retires . When Winter foaks the fields , and female feet ...
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... thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated fcite forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And , heavy - laden , brings ...
... thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated fcite forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And , heavy - laden , brings ...
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... name . Good health , and , its affociate in most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of fancy and ftrong thought are their's ; 18 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... name . Good health , and , its affociate in most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of fancy and ftrong thought are their's ; 18 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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William Cowper. The pow'rs of fancy and ftrong thought are their's ; Ev'n age itself feems privileg'd in them , With clear exemption from its own defects . A fparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and , gracing a gray ...
William Cowper. The pow'rs of fancy and ftrong thought are their's ; Ev'n age itself feems privileg'd in them , With clear exemption from its own defects . A fparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and , gracing a gray ...
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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...