Poems, Volumen 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... fair May yet be foul ; so witty , yet not wise . It is not seemly , nor of good report , That she is slack in discipline ; more prompt T'avenge than to prevent the breach of law : That she is rigid in denouncing death On petty robbers ...
... fair May yet be foul ; so witty , yet not wise . It is not seemly , nor of good report , That she is slack in discipline ; more prompt T'avenge than to prevent the breach of law : That she is rigid in denouncing death On petty robbers ...
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... fair form , And just proportion , fashionable mien , And pretty face , in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes , As with the di'mond on his lily hand , And play his brilliant parts before my eyes , When I am ...
... fair form , And just proportion , fashionable mien , And pretty face , in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes , As with the di'mond on his lily hand , And play his brilliant parts before my eyes , When I am ...
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... gives the nose Its bergamot , or aids th ' indebted eye With op'ra glass , to watch the moving scene , And recognize the slow - retiring fair.- --- Now this is fulsome ; and offends me more Than 68 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... gives the nose Its bergamot , or aids th ' indebted eye With op'ra glass , to watch the moving scene , And recognize the slow - retiring fair.- --- Now this is fulsome ; and offends me more Than 68 BOOK II . THE TASK .
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... fair reversion with keen eye ; Finds one ill made , another obsolete , This fits not nicely , that is ill conceiv'd ; And , making prize of all that he condemns , With our expenditure defrays his own . Variety's the very spice of life ...
... fair reversion with keen eye ; Finds one ill made , another obsolete , This fits not nicely , that is ill conceiv'd ; And , making prize of all that he condemns , With our expenditure defrays his own . Variety's the very spice of life ...
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... fair renown ! Till prostitution elbows us aside In all our crowded streets ; and senates seem Conven'd for purposes of empire less Than to release th ' adultress from her bond . Th ' adultress ! what a theme for angry verse ! What ...
... fair renown ! Till prostitution elbows us aside In all our crowded streets ; and senates seem Conven'd for purposes of empire less Than to release th ' adultress from her bond . Th ' adultress ! what a theme for angry verse ! What ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast bramble breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dream earth ease Edmonton ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits Gilpin give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart heav'n honour human JOHN GILPIN labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shine shrubs sight simple plan skies slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas virtue wash'd weary wind winter wisdom worth your's youth