Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 sider |
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... once . So fit two kings of Brentford on one throne ; And fo two citizens who take the air , Clofe packed , and fmiling , in a chaife and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By foft recumbency 4 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... once . So fit two kings of Brentford on one throne ; And fo two citizens who take the air , Clofe packed , and fmiling , in a chaife and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By foft recumbency 4 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... king ? Pours fhe not all her choiceft fruits abroad , Her sweetest flowers , her aromatic gums , Difclofing paradife wherever he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders , through a thousand deeps And ...
... king ? Pours fhe not all her choiceft fruits abroad , Her sweetest flowers , her aromatic gums , Difclofing paradife wherever he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders , through a thousand deeps And ...
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... king of intimate delights , Fire - fide enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts , that the lowly roof Of undisturbed retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening , know . No rattling wheels stop short ...
... king of intimate delights , Fire - fide enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts , that the lowly roof Of undisturbed retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening , know . No rattling wheels stop short ...
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... kings . ' Twas tranfient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthlefs , as it seemed , Intrinfically precious ; to the foot Treacherous and false ; it smiled , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some ...
... kings . ' Twas tranfient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthlefs , as it seemed , Intrinfically precious ; to the foot Treacherous and false ; it smiled , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some ...
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... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men fuffer it , their toy the world , When ...
... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men fuffer it , their toy the world , When ...
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