Poems, Volumen 1T. Johnston, 1803 - 348 páginas |
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... proud Th ' occafion - for the Fair commands the fong . Time was , when clothing fùmptuous or for use , Save their own painted fkins , our fires had none . black breeches were not ; fattin fmooth , Or velvet foft , or plush with fhaggy ...
... proud Th ' occafion - for the Fair commands the fong . Time was , when clothing fùmptuous or for use , Save their own painted fkins , our fires had none . black breeches were not ; fattin fmooth , Or velvet foft , or plush with fhaggy ...
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... proud alcove That crowns it ! yet not all its pride fecures The grand retreat from injuries imprefs'd By rural carvers , who with knives deface The pannels , leaving an obfcure , rude name , * John Courtney Throckmorton , Efq . of ...
... proud alcove That crowns it ! yet not all its pride fecures The grand retreat from injuries imprefs'd By rural carvers , who with knives deface The pannels , leaving an obfcure , rude name , * John Courtney Throckmorton , Efq . of ...
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... concuffion of the storm : He feems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion of the blaft with proud disdain , Frowning , as if in his unconfcious arm He held the thunder : but the monarch owes His 16 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... concuffion of the storm : He feems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion of the blaft with proud disdain , Frowning , as if in his unconfcious arm He held the thunder : but the monarch owes His 16 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... proud faloons , Renounce the odours of the open field For the unfcented fictions of the loom ; Who , fatisfied with only pencil'd scenes , Prefer to the performance of a God Th ' inferior wonders of an artist's hand ! Lovely indeed the ...
... proud faloons , Renounce the odours of the open field For the unfcented fictions of the loom ; Who , fatisfied with only pencil'd scenes , Prefer to the performance of a God Th ' inferior wonders of an artist's hand ! Lovely indeed the ...
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... of cultivated life Thrive moft , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft : in proud and gay And gain - devoted cities . Thither flow , As to a common and most noifome few'r , The 28 BOOK 1 . THE TASK .
... of cultivated life Thrive moft , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft : in proud and gay And gain - devoted cities . Thither flow , As to a common and most noifome few'r , The 28 BOOK 1 . THE TASK .
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Página 36 - 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 309 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Página 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.
Página 297 - I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed: My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed: But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all.
Página 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...
Página 301 - Wouldst softly speak and stroke my head and smile — Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart : the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
Página 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...
Página 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?
Página 305 - Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad ; The stones did rattle underneath As if Cheapside were mad.
Página 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.