Poems, Том 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... whose well - roll'd walks , With curvature of flow and easy sweep- Deception innocent - give ample space To narrow bounds . The grove receives us next ; We may Between the upright fhafts of whose tall elms I 16 BOOK L THE TASK .
... whose well - roll'd walks , With curvature of flow and easy sweep- Deception innocent - give ample space To narrow bounds . The grove receives us next ; We may Between the upright fhafts of whose tall elms I 16 BOOK L THE TASK .
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William Cowper. We may Between the upright fhafts of whose tall elms difcern the thresher at his task . Thump after thump refounds the conftant flail , That seems to fwing uncertain , and yet falls Full on the deftin'd ear . Wide flies ...
William Cowper. We may Between the upright fhafts of whose tall elms difcern the thresher at his task . Thump after thump refounds the conftant flail , That seems to fwing uncertain , and yet falls Full on the deftin'd ear . Wide flies ...
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... . To fuch I render more than mere respect , Whose actions fay that they respect themselves . But , loose in morals , and in manners vain , In converfation frivolous , in dress Extreme , at once BOOK II . 55 THE TIME - PIECE .
... . To fuch I render more than mere respect , Whose actions fay that they respect themselves . But , loose in morals , and in manners vain , In converfation frivolous , in dress Extreme , at once BOOK II . 55 THE TIME - PIECE .
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... whose purse was so . A diffolution of all bonds enfued ; The curbs , invented for the mulifh mouth Of head - ftrong youth , were broken ; bars and bolts Grew rufty by disuse ; and maffy gates Forgot their office , op'ning with a touch ...
... whose purse was so . A diffolution of all bonds enfued ; The curbs , invented for the mulifh mouth Of head - ftrong youth , were broken ; bars and bolts Grew rufty by disuse ; and maffy gates Forgot their office , op'ning with a touch ...
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... d , Through want of care ; or her , whose winking eye And flumb'ring ofcitancy mars the brood ? The nurfe no doubt . Regardlefs of her charge , She needs herself correction ; needs to learn , That 72 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... d , Through want of care ; or her , whose winking eye And flumb'ring ofcitancy mars the brood ? The nurfe no doubt . Regardlefs of her charge , She needs herself correction ; needs to learn , That 72 BOOK II . THE TASK .
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