Poems, Volum 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 |
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Side 49
... all , if merely to beguile , By flowing numbers and a flowery style , The tædium that the lazy rich endure , Which now and then sweet poetry may cure ; VOL . I. D Or , if to see the name of idle self TABLE TALK . * 49.
... all , if merely to beguile , By flowing numbers and a flowery style , The tædium that the lazy rich endure , Which now and then sweet poetry may cure ; VOL . I. D Or , if to see the name of idle self TABLE TALK . * 49.
Side 50
... rich discovery , and invite Mankind to share in the divine delight . Distorted from its use and just design , To make the pitiful possessor shine , To purchase , at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is ...
... rich discovery , and invite Mankind to share in the divine delight . Distorted from its use and just design , To make the pitiful possessor shine , To purchase , at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is ...
Side 102
... Oh happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel , her's the rich reward ; He praised perhaps for ages yet to come , She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers , She 102 TRUTH .
... Oh happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel , her's the rich reward ; He praised perhaps for ages yet to come , She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers , She 102 TRUTH .
Side 103
... rich , noble , or profound In science , win one inch of heavenly ground And is it not a mortifying thought The poor should gain it , and the rich should not ? No - the voluptuaries , who never forget One pleasure lost , lose heaven ...
... rich , noble , or profound In science , win one inch of heavenly ground And is it not a mortifying thought The poor should gain it , and the rich should not ? No - the voluptuaries , who never forget One pleasure lost , lose heaven ...
Side 104
... what impedes the wise , Believe , rush forward , and possess the prize . Envy , ye great , the dull unlettered small : Ye have much cause for envy - but not all . We boast some rich ones whom the gospel sways , 104 TRUTH .
... what impedes the wise , Believe , rush forward , and possess the prize . Envy , ye great , the dull unlettered small : Ye have much cause for envy - but not all . We boast some rich ones whom the gospel sways , 104 TRUTH .
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