Poems, Band 2J. Johnson, 1800 - 420 Seiten |
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... Breathe soft , Ye clarionets ; and softer still , ye flutes ; That winds and waters , lull'd by magic sounds , May bear us smoothly to the Gallic shore ! True , we have lost an empire - let it 58 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... Breathe soft , Ye clarionets ; and softer still , ye flutes ; That winds and waters , lull'd by magic sounds , May bear us smoothly to the Gallic shore ! True , we have lost an empire - let it 58 BOOK II . THE TASK .
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... , and that saps and worms the base Of th ' edifice that policy has rais'd , Swarms in all quarters ; meets the eye , the ear , And suffocates the breath at ev'ry turn . Profusion breeds BOOK II . 87 THE TIME - PIECE .
... , and that saps and worms the base Of th ' edifice that policy has rais'd , Swarms in all quarters ; meets the eye , the ear , And suffocates the breath at ev'ry turn . Profusion breeds BOOK II . 87 THE TIME - PIECE .
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William Cowper. And suffocates the breath at ev'ry turn . Profusion breeds them ; and the cause itself Of that calamitous mischief has been found : Found , too , where most offensive , in the skirts Of the rob'd pedagogue ! Else , let th ...
William Cowper. And suffocates the breath at ev'ry turn . Profusion breeds them ; and the cause itself Of that calamitous mischief has been found : Found , too , where most offensive , in the skirts Of the rob'd pedagogue ! Else , let th ...
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... breathe mild , The fence withdrawn , he gives them ev'ry beam , And spreads his hopes before the blaze of day . To raise the prickly and green - coated gourd , So grateful to the palate , and when rare So coveted , else base and ...
... breathe mild , The fence withdrawn , he gives them ev'ry beam , And spreads his hopes before the blaze of day . To raise the prickly and green - coated gourd , So grateful to the palate , and when rare So coveted , else base and ...
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... breath , the task begins . Warily , therefore , and with prudent heed , He seeks a favour'd spot ; that where he builds Th ' agglomerated pile his frame may front The sun's meridian disk , and at the back Enjoy close shelter , wall , or ...
... breath , the task begins . Warily , therefore , and with prudent heed , He seeks a favour'd spot ; that where he builds Th ' agglomerated pile his frame may front The sun's meridian disk , and at the back Enjoy close shelter , wall , or ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast bramble breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dream earth ease Edmonton ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel FLEET STREET flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits Gilpin give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart heav'n honour human JOHN GILPIN labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shine shrubs sight skies slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas virtue voice wind winter wisdom wish'd worth your's youth
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Seite 276 - One song employs all nations, and all cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us ! ' The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy : Till nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Seite 393 - Ware ! So, turning to his horse, he said — I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear...
Seite 68 - 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. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, ** And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, ** And tender in...
Seite 277 - The looms of Ormus, and the mines of Ind, And Saba's spicy groves, pay tribute there. Praise is in all her gates : upon her walls, And in her streets, and in her spacious courts, Is heard salvation. Eastern Java there Kneels with the native of the farthest west, And .(Ethiopia spreads abroad the hand And worships. Her report has travell'd forth Into all lands.
Seite 388 - As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound...
Seite 141 - And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy.
Seite 381 - 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. I To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Seite 47 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more...
Seite 48 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Seite 248 - The forms with which he sprinkles all the earth. Happy who walks with him ! whom what he finds Of flavour or of scent in fruit or flower, Or what he views of beautiful or grand In nature, from the broad majestic oak To the green blade that twinkles in the sun, Prompts with remembrance of a present God.