Poems: The task, a poem, ... to which are added, by the same author, an Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq. Tirocinium, or a Review of Schools, and the History of John Gilpin. 2J. Johnson, 1785 |
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Side 11
... and kites that fwim fublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me . Sounds Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh , Yet heard in In ]
... and kites that fwim fublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me . Sounds Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh , Yet heard in In ]
Side 16
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in its command . The fheep - fold here Pours ...
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in its command . The fheep - fold here Pours ...
Side 20
... agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for ufe , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and ftreams All feel the fresh'ning impulfe , and are cleanfed By By restless undulation ; ev'n the oak Thrives by the [ 20 ]
... agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for ufe , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and ftreams All feel the fresh'ning impulfe , and are cleanfed By By restless undulation ; ev'n the oak Thrives by the [ 20 ]
Side 21
... ev'n the oak Thrives by the rude concuffion of the ftorm ; He seems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion ... ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C ...
... ev'n the oak Thrives by the rude concuffion of the ftorm ; He seems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion ... ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C ...
Side 22
... Ev'n age itself seems privileged in them With clear exemption from its own defects . A fparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and gracing a grey beard With youthful fimiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and ...
... Ev'n age itself seems privileged in them With clear exemption from its own defects . A fparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and gracing a grey beard With youthful fimiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and ...
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