Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1782 - 359 páginas |
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... ftand . No fycophant or flave that dar'd oppose Her facred caufe , but trembl'd when he rofe , And every venal stickler for the yoke , Felt himself crufh'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are rais'd to ftation and command , When ...
... ftand . No fycophant or flave that dar'd oppose Her facred caufe , but trembl'd when he rofe , And every venal stickler for the yoke , Felt himself crufh'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are rais'd to ftation and command , When ...
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... ftand a way - mark in the road to blifs ? Himself a wand'rer from the narrow way , His filly fheep , what wonder if they stray ? Go , caft your orders at your Bishop's feet , Send your dishonour'd gown to Monmouth Street , The facred ...
... ftand a way - mark in the road to blifs ? Himself a wand'rer from the narrow way , His filly fheep , what wonder if they stray ? Go , caft your orders at your Bishop's feet , Send your dishonour'd gown to Monmouth Street , The facred ...
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... utmost need , Now fummon ev'ry virtue , ftand and plead . What , filent ? Is your boasting heard no more ? That felf - renouncing wisdom learn'd before , H 3 Had Had fhed immortal glories on your brow , That all ( 101 )
... utmost need , Now fummon ev'ry virtue , ftand and plead . What , filent ? Is your boasting heard no more ? That felf - renouncing wisdom learn'd before , H 3 Had Had fhed immortal glories on your brow , That all ( 101 )
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... yet new , And time forbid to touch them as he flew , Streams fwell'd above the bank , enjoin'd to ftand , While they pafs'd through to their appointed land , Their leader arm'd with meeknefs , zeal and love , Their ( 112 )
... yet new , And time forbid to touch them as he flew , Streams fwell'd above the bank , enjoin'd to ftand , While they pafs'd through to their appointed land , Their leader arm'd with meeknefs , zeal and love , Their ( 112 )
Página 118
... ftand , To difconcert what policy has plann'd , Where policy is bufied all night long In fetting right what faction has fet wrong , Where flails of oratory thresh the floor , That yields them chaff and duft , and nothing more . Thy rack ...
... ftand , To difconcert what policy has plann'd , Where policy is bufied all night long In fetting right what faction has fet wrong , Where flails of oratory thresh the floor , That yields them chaff and duft , and nothing more . Thy rack ...
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againſt beſt bids bleffings bleft blifs boaſt breaſt caufe cauſe charms Chriftian clofe cloſe courſe defign defire divine e'er earth eaſe ev'ry eyes facred fafe fame fcene fcorn fear feek feem feen fenfe fhall fhine fhould fhow fide filent fire firſt fkies flow'rs fmile fome fong foon forrow foul ftand ftill ftrike fuch fupplies fure fweet glory grace heart heav'n heav'nly himſelf itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs loft luft mind moft moſt mufe muft muſt never o'er paffion peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pray'r pride purpoſe purſue reft reſt ſcene ſeem ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtore ſtrain ſtream ſweet taſte thee thefe theme theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand truth uſe VINCENT BOURNE virtue waft waſte whofe Whoſe wiſdom Worfe
Passagens conhecidas
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...