Poems, Volum 1John Jones, 1790 - 298 sider |
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Side 12
... fancy's nurse , Loft without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verfe , Heroic fong from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it infpires . Place me where winter breathes his keeneft air , And I will fing if liberty be ...
... fancy's nurse , Loft without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verfe , Heroic fong from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it infpires . Place me where winter breathes his keeneft air , And I will fing if liberty be ...
Side 21
... fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all fuccefs depending on an ear , And thinking I might purchase it too dear , If fentiment were facrific'd to found , And truth cut fhort to make a period round , I judg'd ...
... fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all fuccefs depending on an ear , And thinking I might purchase it too dear , If fentiment were facrific'd to found , And truth cut fhort to make a period round , I judg'd ...
Side 25
... fancy caft , Was lumber in an age fo void of taste ; But when the fecond Charles affumed the fway , And arts reviv'd beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc'd into a curve , The mind , releas'd from too constrain'd a nerve ...
... fancy caft , Was lumber in an age fo void of taste ; But when the fecond Charles affumed the fway , And arts reviv'd beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc'd into a curve , The mind , releas'd from too constrain'd a nerve ...
Side 28
... Fancy that from the bow that spans the sky , Brings colours dipt in heav'n that never die : A foul exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And as the fun , in rifing beauty dress'd , Looks to the ...
... Fancy that from the bow that spans the sky , Brings colours dipt in heav'n that never die : A foul exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And as the fun , in rifing beauty dress'd , Looks to the ...
Side 29
... Fancy has sported all her pow'rs away In tales , in trifles , and in children's play ; And ' tis the fad complaint , and almost true , Whate'er we write , we bring forth nothing new . ' Twere new , indeed , to see a bard all fire ...
... Fancy has sported all her pow'rs away In tales , in trifles , and in children's play ; And ' tis the fad complaint , and almost true , Whate'er we write , we bring forth nothing new . ' Twere new , indeed , to see a bard all fire ...
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againſt becauſe beſt bids bleffing bleft boaſt breaſt Britiſh cauſe charms Chriftian cloſe courſe defign defire diſtant divine dream earth eaſe Elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe fame faſt fcenes fcorn fear feel feem feen fhall fhine fhould fhow fide filent fire firſt fkies flave flow'rs fmile fome foon form'd forrow foul ftand ftill fuch fure fweet glory grace heart heav'n heav'nly himſelf hope itſelf juft juſt laft land laſt leaſt lefs loft mind moft moſt mufe muft muſt never o'er peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pray'rs pride purpoſe reft reſt ſcene ſeem ſeen ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrain ſtream ſuch ſupplied ſweet taſte thee thefe theme themſelves theſe thine thoſe thou thought thouſand truth uſe virtue waft waſte whofe whoſe wiſdom
Populære avsnitt
Side 183 - He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home...
Side 256 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Side 135 - He loved the world that hated him : the tear That dropped upon his Bible was sincere : Assailed by scandal and the tongue of strife, His only answer was, a blameless life ; And he that forged, and he that threw the dart, Had each a brother's interest in his heart.
Side 56 - Hear the just law — the judgment of the skies! He that hates truth shall be the dupe of lies ; And he that -will be cheated to the last, Delusions strong as hell shall bind him fast.
Side 191 - The night, they said, is near, We must not now be parted, sojourn here — The new acquaintance soon became a guest, And, made so welcome at their simple feast, He...
Side 72 - Just knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies.
Side 264 - Had cheered the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark, So stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp...
Side 81 - Since the dear hour, that brought me to thy foot, And cut up all my follies by the root, I never trusted in an arm but thine, Nor hoped but in thy righteousness divine...
Side 251 - Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own.
Side 174 - Ye powers, who rule the tongue, — if such there are, — And make colloquial happiness your care, Preserve me from the thing I dread and hate, A duel in the form of a debate.