Poems, Том 1T. Johnston, 1803 - 348 стор. |
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... These for the rich : the reft , whom fate had plac'd In modeft mediocrity , content . With bafe materials , fat on well - tann'd hides , Obdurate and unyielding , glaffy fmooth , With here and there a tuft of crimson yarn , Or fcarlet ...
... These for the rich : the reft , whom fate had plac'd In modeft mediocrity , content . With bafe materials , fat on well - tann'd hides , Obdurate and unyielding , glaffy fmooth , With here and there a tuft of crimson yarn , Or fcarlet ...
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... these alone , whofe notes Nice finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim fublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and even the boding owl , That hails the rifing moon ...
... these alone , whofe notes Nice finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim fublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and even the boding owl , That hails the rifing moon ...
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... coolnefs of declining day . We bear our fhades about us ; felf - depriv❜d Of other fcreen , the thin umbrella fpread , And range an Indian waste without a tree , 1 Thanks to Benevėlus - he fpares me yet These BOOK I. II THE SOFA .
... coolnefs of declining day . We bear our fhades about us ; felf - depriv❜d Of other fcreen , the thin umbrella fpread , And range an Indian waste without a tree , 1 Thanks to Benevėlus - he fpares me yet These BOOK I. II THE SOFA .
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William Cowper. 1 Thanks to Benevėlus - he fpares me yet These chefnuts rang'd in corresponding lines ; And , though himself so polish'd , still reprives The obfolete prolixity of fhade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too faft ) A ...
William Cowper. 1 Thanks to Benevėlus - he fpares me yet These chefnuts rang'd in corresponding lines ; And , though himself so polish'd , still reprives The obfolete prolixity of fhade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too faft ) A ...
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... once feated , fit , Through downright inability to rife , Till the ftout bearers lift the corpfe again . These speak a loud memento . Yet ev❜n thefe Themselves love life , and cling to it , as 20 BOOK 1 . THE TASK .
... once feated , fit , Through downright inability to rife , Till the ftout bearers lift the corpfe again . These speak a loud memento . Yet ev❜n thefe Themselves love life , and cling to it , as 20 BOOK 1 . THE TASK .
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Сторінка 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.
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Сторінка 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...
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Сторінка 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...
Сторінка 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?
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Сторінка 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.