Poems, Volum 1T. Johnston, 1803 - 348 sider |
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Side 12
... half funk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the foil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures earth ; and , plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the ...
... half funk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the foil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures earth ; and , plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the ...
Side 22
... half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their fmiles , slides off , Faftidious , feeking lefs familiar fcenes , Then fnug enclosures in the fhelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight ...
... half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their fmiles , slides off , Faftidious , feeking lefs familiar fcenes , Then fnug enclosures in the fhelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight ...
Side 40
... half his people ! Ancient tow❜rs , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive fhades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their ...
... half his people ! Ancient tow❜rs , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive fhades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their ...
Side 60
... half price . You think , perhaps , fo delicate his dress , His daily fare as delicate . Alas ! He picks clean teeth , and , bufy as he seems With an old tavern quill , is hungry yet ! The rout is folly's circle , which she draws With ...
... half price . You think , perhaps , fo delicate his dress , His daily fare as delicate . Alas ! He picks clean teeth , and , bufy as he seems With an old tavern quill , is hungry yet ! The rout is folly's circle , which she draws With ...
Side 71
... half - defpairing of efcape ; f chance at length he find a green - fward Smooth And faithful to the foot , his fpirits rife , He chirrups brisk his ear - erecting steed , And winds his way with pleasure and with eafe ; o I , defigning ...
... half - defpairing of efcape ; f chance at length he find a green - fward Smooth And faithful to the foot , his fpirits rife , He chirrups brisk his ear - erecting steed , And winds his way with pleasure and with eafe ; o I , defigning ...
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beaſt beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe charms cloſe courſe dæmons deferve defign diſtant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faft fame fatire fcene fecure feed feek feel feem fenfe fhall fhine fhould fhow fide fighs filent fince firſt fkies fleep flow'r fmiles foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet glory grace heart heav'n himſelf houſe itſelf John Gilpin juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs light loft meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchools ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſtream ſtroke ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou art thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom winds wiſh worth
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Side 36 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
Side 309 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Side 303 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Side 297 - I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed: My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed: But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all.
Side 31 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves...
Side 301 - Wouldst softly speak and stroke my head and smile — Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart : the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
Side 312 - My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin...
Side 344 - Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim ; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same Why did all-creating Nature Make the plant for which we toil?
Side 305 - Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad ; The stones did rattle underneath As if Cheapside were mad.
Side 304 - He soon replied, I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. • I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the calender Will lend his horse to go.