Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1805 |
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... himself , whoever prefumes to ftep before him . with a preface , and to fay , " Nay , but hear me firft , " fhould have fomething worthy of attention to offer , or he will be juftly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious ...
... himself , whoever prefumes to ftep before him . with a preface , and to fay , " Nay , but hear me firft , " fhould have fomething worthy of attention to offer , or he will be juftly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious ...
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... himself , merely because he endeavours to appear fo . A fmile upon the face is often but a mafk worn occa- fionally and in company , to prevent , if poffible , a fufpicion of what at the fame time is paffing in the heart . We know that ...
... himself , merely because he endeavours to appear fo . A fmile upon the face is often but a mafk worn occa- fionally and in company , to prevent , if poffible , a fufpicion of what at the fame time is paffing in the heart . We know that ...
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... himself so polished , still reprieves The obfolete prolixity of fhade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too faft ) A fudden fteep upon a ruftic bridge We pass a gulph , in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs , ftooping as if ...
... himself so polished , still reprieves The obfolete prolixity of fhade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too faft ) A fudden fteep upon a ruftic bridge We pass a gulph , in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs , ftooping as if ...
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... himself Beats in the breast of man , that even a few Few tranfient years , won from the abyfs abhorred Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye ; And , pofted on this fpeculative height ...
... himself Beats in the breast of man , that even a few Few tranfient years , won from the abyfs abhorred Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye ; And , pofted on this fpeculative height ...
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... Himself derives No mean advantage from a kindred cause , From ftrenuous toil his hours of sweetest ease . The fedentary ftretch their lazy length When cuftom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the ...
... Himself derives No mean advantage from a kindred cause , From ftrenuous toil his hours of sweetest ease . The fedentary ftretch their lazy length When cuftom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the ...
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aſk beft beneath boaſt caufe cauſe charms clofe cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape facred fafe faft fame faſhion fatire fave fcene fcorn fear fecure feed feek feel feem fhall fide figh fight filent fince firft fleep flower fmiles foft fome fong foon foul ftands ftate ftill ftream fuch fweet grace happineſs heart heaven himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs loft meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muft muſt myſelf nature Nebaioth never once paffed paſs peace pleafed pleaſe pleaſure praiſe purpoſe reft rife ſcene ſchools ſeems ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſtill ſuch ſweet tafte taſk thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truft truth uſe virtue wafte whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh worth
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Página 296 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...
Página 297 - 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.
Página 206 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs. Else they are all — the meanest things that are, As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Página 37 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
Página 214 - To stroke his azure neck, or to receive The lambent homage of his arrowy tongue. All creatures worship man, and all mankind One Lord, one Father.
Página 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...
Página 214 - Behold the measure of the promise fill'd ; See Salem built, the labour of a God ! Bright as a sun the sacred city shines ; All kingdoms and all princes of the earth Flock to that light ; the glory of all lands Flows into her ; unbounded is her joy, . And endless her increase.
Página 206 - Sacred to neatness and repose, the alcove, The chamber, or refectory, may die : A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when, held within their proper bounds, And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take their pastime...
Página 309 - The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumps upon your back How he esteems your merit, Is such a friend, that one had need Be very much his friend indeed, .
Página 296 - Dupe of to-morrow even from a child. Thus many a sad to-morrow came and went, Till, all my stock of infant sorrow spent, I learned at last submission to my lot; But, though I less deplored thee, ne'er forgot.