Poems, Volum 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 sider |
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Side 20
... fair of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . 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 . A. Hail Sternhold , then ; and Hopkins , hail ! - B. Amen . If flattery , folly , lust , employ the pen ; If ...
Side 26
... fair . Heaven bless'd the youth , and made him fresh and 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 ...
... fair . Heaven bless'd the youth , and made him fresh and 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 ...
Side 27
... fair , tempts only to destroy . Remorse , the fatal egg by Pleasure laid In every bosom where her nest is made , Hatch'd by the beams of Truth , denies him rest , And proves a raging scorpion in his breast . No pleasure ? Are domestic ...
... fair , tempts only to destroy . Remorse , the fatal egg by Pleasure laid In every bosom where her nest is made , Hatch'd by the beams of Truth , denies him rest , And proves a raging scorpion in his breast . No pleasure ? Are domestic ...
Side 29
... 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 poniard 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 poniard in the basest hand , It stabs at once the morals ...
Side 31
... fair , Freshening his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face , How much a dunce , that has been sent to roam , Excels a ...
... fair , Freshening his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially and spread the man ; Returning he proclaims by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face , How much a dunce , that has been sent to roam , Excels a ...
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