Poems, Band 1T. Johnston, 1803 - 348 Seiten |
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... honours bright , O'er thefe , but far beyond ( a fpacious map Of hill and valley interpos'd between ) , The Oufe , dividing the well - water'd land , Now glitters in the fun , and now retires , As bafhful , yet impatient to be feen ...
... honours bright , O'er thefe , but far beyond ( a fpacious map Of hill and valley interpos'd between ) , The Oufe , dividing the well - water'd land , Now glitters in the fun , and now retires , As bafhful , yet impatient to be feen ...
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... honour has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , faturate with dew , Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - fpring overshoot his humble ...
... honour has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , faturate with dew , Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - fpring overshoot his humble ...
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... is flack in difcipline ; more prompt T'avenge than to prevent the breach of law ; That she is rigid in denouncing death On petty robbers , and indulges life And liberty , and oft - times honour too , 30 BOOK I THE TASK :
... is flack in difcipline ; more prompt T'avenge than to prevent the breach of law ; That she is rigid in denouncing death On petty robbers , and indulges life And liberty , and oft - times honour too , 30 BOOK I THE TASK :
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William Cowper. And liberty , and oft - times honour too , To peculators of the public gold : That thieves at home muft hang ; but he , that puts Into his overgorg'd and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces , escapes . Nor is it ...
William Cowper. And liberty , and oft - times honour too , To peculators of the public gold : That thieves at home muft hang ; but he , that puts Into his overgorg'd and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces , escapes . Nor is it ...
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William Cowper. And Wolfe's great name compatriot with his own . Farewell thofe honours , and farewell with them The hope of fuch hereafter ! They have fall'n Each in his field of glory ; one in arms , And one in counfel - Wolfe upon the ...
William Cowper. And Wolfe's great name compatriot with his own . Farewell thofe honours , and farewell with them The hope of fuch hereafter ! They have fall'n Each in his field of glory ; one in arms , And one in counfel - Wolfe upon the ...
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beaſt beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe charms cloſe courſe dæmons deferve defign diſtant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faft fame fatire fcene fecure feed feek feel feem fenfe fhall fhine fhould fhow fide fighs filent fince firſt fkies fleep flow'r fmiles foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet glory grace heart heav'n himſelf houſe itſelf John Gilpin juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs light loft meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchools ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſtream ſtroke ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou art thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom winds wiſh worth
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Seite 36 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
Seite 309 - 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...
Seite 303 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband 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.
Seite 297 - I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed: My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed: But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all.
Seite 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...
Seite 301 - 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.
Seite 312 - My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin...
Seite 344 - Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim ; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same Why did all-creating Nature Make the plant for which we toil?
Seite 305 - Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad ; The stones did rattle underneath As if Cheapside were mad.
Seite 304 - He soon replied, I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. • I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the calender Will lend his horse to go.