Poems, Volum 1T. Johnston, 1803 - 348 sider |
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Side 7
... pow'r to charm me still . And witnefs , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Faft lock'd in mine , with pleasure fuch as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues ...
... pow'r to charm me still . And witnefs , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Faft lock'd in mine , with pleasure fuch as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues ...
Side 18
... her lofty hills . The cheering fragrance of her dewy vales , And mufic of her woods - no works of man May rival thefe ; thefe all befpeak a pow'r Peculiar , and exclufively her own . Beneath the open 18 BOOK I THE TASK .
... her lofty hills . The cheering fragrance of her dewy vales , And mufic of her woods - no works of man May rival thefe ; thefe all befpeak a pow'r Peculiar , and exclufively her own . Beneath the open 18 BOOK I THE TASK .
Side 35
... Of brotherhood is fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and , having pow'r T'enforce the wrong , for fuch a worthy cause Dooms The Time-Piece.
... Of brotherhood is fever'd as the flax That falls afunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and , having pow'r T'enforce the wrong , for fuch a worthy cause Dooms The Time-Piece.
Side 37
... pow'r Is felt , mankind may feel her mercy too . Sure there is need of focial intercourse , Benevolence , and peace , and mutual aid , Between the nations , in a world that seems To toll the death - bell of its own decease , And by the ...
... pow'r Is felt , mankind may feel her mercy too . Sure there is need of focial intercourse , Benevolence , and peace , and mutual aid , Between the nations , in a world that seems To toll the death - bell of its own decease , And by the ...
Side 42
... pow'r that wields it . God proclaims His hot difpleasure against foolish - men , That live an atheist life : involves the heav'n In tempefts ; quits his grafp upon the winds , And gives them all their fury ; bids a plague Kindle a fiery ...
... pow'r that wields it . God proclaims His hot difpleasure against foolish - men , That live an atheist life : involves the heav'n In tempefts ; quits his grafp upon the winds , And gives them all their fury ; bids a plague Kindle a fiery ...
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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.