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 104
... flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream ; The man we celebrate must find a tomb , And we that worship him , ignoble graves . Nothing Nothing is proof against the genʼral curfe Of vanity , [ 104 ]
... flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream ; The man we celebrate must find a tomb , And we that worship him , ignoble graves . Nothing Nothing is proof against the genʼral curfe Of vanity , [ 104 ]
Side 105
... flow'r on earth Is virtue , th ' only lafting treasure , truth . But what is truth ? ' twas Pilate's queftion put To truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ? -Freely ...
... flow'r on earth Is virtue , th ' only lafting treasure , truth . But what is truth ? ' twas Pilate's queftion put To truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ? -Freely ...
Side 118
... flow'r to flow'r , and ev'n the breathing air Wafts Wafts the rich prize to its appointed ufe . Not [ 11 ]
... flow'r to flow'r , and ev'n the breathing air Wafts Wafts the rich prize to its appointed ufe . Not [ 11 ]
Side 121
... flow'r , Muft lend its aid t ' illustrate all their charms , And drefs the regular yet various fcene . Plant behind plant afpiring , in the van The dwarfish , in the rear retired , but still Sublime above the reft , the statelier stand ...
... flow'r , Muft lend its aid t ' illustrate all their charms , And drefs the regular yet various fcene . Plant behind plant afpiring , in the van The dwarfish , in the rear retired , but still Sublime above the reft , the statelier stand ...
Side 142
... flow'r to flow'r , fo he from land to land ; The manners , customs , policy of all Pay Pay contribution to the store he gleans , He fucks [ 142 ]
... flow'r to flow'r , fo he from land to land ; The manners , customs , policy of all Pay Pay contribution to the store he gleans , He fucks [ 142 ]
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