Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1782 - 359 páginas |
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... such hands misplac'd , Thofe enfigns of dominion , how difgrac'd ! The glass that bids man mark the fleeting hour , And death's own scythe would better speak his pow'r , Then grace the boney phantom in their stead With the king's ...
... such hands misplac'd , Thofe enfigns of dominion , how difgrac'd ! The glass that bids man mark the fleeting hour , And death's own scythe would better speak his pow'r , Then grace the boney phantom in their stead With the king's ...
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... Such reas'ning falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! thofe optics are but dim That tell you fo - fay rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - enobling thought , Could they ...
... Such reas'ning falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! thofe optics are but dim That tell you fo - fay rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - enobling thought , Could they ...
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... Such men are rais'd to ftation and command , When providence means mercy to a land . He speaks , and they appear ; to him they owe " Skill to direct , and strength to ftrike the blow , * To manage with address , to fèize with pow'r The ...
... Such men are rais'd to ftation and command , When providence means mercy to a land . He speaks , and they appear ; to him they owe " Skill to direct , and strength to ftrike the blow , * To manage with address , to fèize with pow'r The ...
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... Such lofty ftrains embellish what you teach , Mean you to prophecy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind that feels indeed the fire The mufe imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er ...
... Such lofty ftrains embellish what you teach , Mean you to prophecy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind that feels indeed the fire The mufe imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er ...
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... 'er difguis'd th ' inflammatory tale , And covered with a fine - spun specious veil , Such writers and fuch readers owe the guit And relish of their pleasure all to luft . But But the mufe eagle - pinion'd has in view A ( 57 % ) )
... 'er difguis'd th ' inflammatory tale , And covered with a fine - spun specious veil , Such writers and fuch readers owe the guit And relish of their pleasure all to luft . But But the mufe eagle - pinion'd has in view A ( 57 % ) )
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Página 333 - He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state.
Página 307 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends, do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Página 339 - LITTLE inmate, full of mirth Chirping on my kitchen hearth. Wheresoe'er be thine abode, Always harbinger of good, Pay me for thy warm retreat With a song more soft and sweet ; In return thou shalt receive Such a strain as I can give.
Página 71 - Hear the just law — the judgment of the skies! He that hates truth shall be the dupe of lies ; And he that -will be cheated to the last, Delusions strong as hell shall bind him fast.
Página 89 - Just knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies.
Página 308 - How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair.
Página 102 - Since the dear hour, that brought me to thy foot, And cut up all my follies by the root, I never trusted in an arm but thine, Nor hoped but in thy righteousness divine...
Página 170 - He loved the world that hated him : the tear That dropped upon his Bible was sincere : Assailed by scandal and the tongue of strife, His only answer was, a blameless life ; And he that forged, and he that threw the dart, Had each a brother's interest in his heart.
Página 317 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Página 89 - Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store: Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light...