Poems, Volum 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 |
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Side 50
... fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind— Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . 1 A. Hail Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! B. Amen . If flattery , folly , lust , employ the pen ; If ...
... fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind— Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . 1 A. Hail Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! B. Amen . If flattery , folly , lust , employ the pen ; If ...
Side 65
... fair . Gorgonius sits , abdominous and wan , Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan : He snuffs far off the anticipated joy ; Turtle and venison all his thoughts employ ; Prepares for meals as jockies take a sweat , Oh , nauseous ! -an ...
... fair . Gorgonius sits , abdominous and wan , Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan : He snuffs far off the anticipated joy ; Turtle and venison all his thoughts employ ; Prepares for meals as jockies take a sweat , Oh , nauseous ! -an ...
Side 66
... fair , tempts only to de- stroy . Remorse , the fatal egg by pleasure laid In every bosom where her nest is made , Hatched by the beams of truth , denies him rest , And proves a raging scorpion in his breast . No pleasure ? Are domestic ...
... fair , tempts only to de- stroy . Remorse , the fatal egg by pleasure laid In every bosom where her nest is made , Hatched by the beams of truth , denies him rest , And proves a raging scorpion in his breast . No pleasure ? Are domestic ...
Side 69
... fair . The sacred implement I now employ Might prove a mischief , or at best a toy ; A trifle , if it move but to amuse ; But , if to wrong the judgment and abuse , Worse than a poignard in the basest hand , It stabs at once the morals ...
... fair . The sacred implement I now employ Might prove a mischief , or at best a toy ; A trifle , if it move but to amuse ; But , if to wrong the judgment and abuse , Worse than a poignard in the basest hand , It stabs at once the morals ...
Side 70
... fair pretence , Steal to the closet of young innocence , And teach her , unexperienced yet and green , To scribble as you scribbled at fifteen ; Who , kindling a combustion of desire , With some cold moral think to quench the fire ...
... fair pretence , Steal to the closet of young innocence , And teach her , unexperienced yet and green , To scribble as you scribbled at fifteen ; Who , kindling a combustion of desire , With some cold moral think to quench the fire ...
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