The Task: A Poem in Six BooksBennett and Walton, no. 31, Market-street, J. Rakestraw, printer, 1811 - 212 стор. |
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... kings of Brentford on one throne ; And so two citizens who take the air , Close pack'd and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By soft recumbency of outstretch'd limbs , Was bliss reserv'd for happier ...
... kings of Brentford on one throne ; And so two citizens who take the air , Close pack'd and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By soft recumbency of outstretch'd limbs , Was bliss reserv'd for happier ...
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... king ? Pours she not all her choicest fruits abroad , Her sweetest flow'rs , her aromatic gums , Disclosing paradise where'er he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders , through a thousand deeps And ...
... king ? Pours she not all her choicest fruits abroad , Her sweetest flow'rs , her aromatic gums , Disclosing paradise where'er he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders , through a thousand deeps And ...
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... king of intimate delights , Fire - side enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts that the lowly roof . Of undisturb'd retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted ev'ning , know . No rattling wheels stop short ...
... king of intimate delights , Fire - side enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts that the lowly roof . Of undisturb'd retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted ev'ning , know . No rattling wheels stop short ...
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... kings . ' Twas transient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthless , as it seem'd Intrinsically precious ; to the foot Treach'rous and false ; it smil'd , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some have ...
... kings . ' Twas transient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthless , as it seem'd Intrinsically precious ; to the foot Treach'rous and false ; it smil'd , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some have ...
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... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well T'extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men suffer it , their toy the world . When Babel ...
... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well T'extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men suffer it , their toy the world . When Babel ...
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50 Cents beauty beneath boast BOOK breath call'd cause charg'd charms clime death Deciduous delight distant divine dream earth ease England ev'n ev'ry fair fancy favour'd fear feeds feel field of glory flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits gives glory grace grave groves hand happy heart heav'n honour hopes and fears hosanna human king labour less lost lov'd lyre mercy Mighty winds mind mov'd nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure polish'd pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene seek seem'd shade shine sighs silent sleep sloth smiles SOFA soft song soon soul sound spleen stream sweet sycophant task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas vale virtue weary wind winter wisdom wish'd worth your's
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Сторінка 49 - There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
Сторінка 52 - 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 address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Сторінка 38 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country and their shackles fall.
Сторінка 12 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Сторінка 37 - There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
Сторінка 202 - 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.
Сторінка 45 - To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes, was never meant my task...
Сторінка 203 - 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.
Сторінка 139 - Then shakes his powdered coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught But now and then with pressure of his thumb T...
Сторінка 110 - No powder'd pert proficient in the art Of sounding an alarm, assaults these doors Till the street rings. No stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves and quake. But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted...