The Task: A Poem in Six BooksBennett and Walton, no. 31, Market-street, J. Rakestraw, printer, 1811 - 212 páginas |
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... train of thought to which his situation and turn of mind led him , brought forth at length , instead of the trifle which he at first in- tended , a serious affair .... a Volume ! CONTENTS . THE TASK , in Six Books . Book.
... train of thought to which his situation and turn of mind led him , brought forth at length , instead of the trifle which he at first in- tended , a serious affair .... a Volume ! CONTENTS . THE TASK , in Six Books . Book.
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... mind supposed .... Civilized life friendly to virtue , but not great cities .... Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due praise , but censured .... Fete champetre .... The book concludes with a reflection on the ...
... mind supposed .... Civilized life friendly to virtue , but not great cities .... Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due praise , but censured .... Fete champetre .... The book concludes with a reflection on the ...
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... mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And all their leaves fast flutt'ring , all at once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain , or of rills that slip ...
... mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And all their leaves fast flutt'ring , all at once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain , or of rills that slip ...
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... mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleas'd with novelty , might be indulg❜d . Prospects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off ...
... mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleas'd with novelty , might be indulg❜d . Prospects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off ...
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... minds Begets its likeness . Rank abundance breeds In gross and pamper'd cities sloth and lust , And wantonness and gluttonous excess . In cities vice is hidden with most ease , Or seen with least reproach ; and virtue , taught By ...
... minds Begets its likeness . Rank abundance breeds In gross and pamper'd cities sloth and lust , And wantonness and gluttonous excess . In cities vice is hidden with most ease , Or seen with least reproach ; and virtue , taught By ...
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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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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 45 - To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes, was never meant my task...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...