Poems, Volume 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 - English poetry |
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Page 26
... sense of misery far away : He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the alacrity and joy , With which he shouts and carols Vive le Roy , Filled with as much true merriment and ...
... sense of misery far away : He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the alacrity and joy , With which he shouts and carols Vive le Roy , Filled with as much true merriment and ...
Page 34
... sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , to be let or sold ; When perjury , that heaven - defying vice , Sells oaths by tale , and at the lowest price , Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made , 34 ...
... sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , to be let or sold ; When perjury , that heaven - defying vice , Sells oaths by tale , and at the lowest price , Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made , 34 ...
Page 38
... sense of scorn , The strings are swept with such a power so loud , The storm of music shakes the astonished crowd . So , when remote futurity is brought Before the keen inquiry of her thought , A terrible sagacity informs The poet's ...
... sense of scorn , The strings are swept with such a power so loud , The storm of music shakes the astonished crowd . So , when remote futurity is brought Before the keen inquiry of her thought , A terrible sagacity informs The poet's ...
Page 39
... sense could scarce do worse , Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , And some wits flag through fear of losing it . Give me the line , that plows its stately course Like a proud swan conquering ...
... sense could scarce do worse , Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , And some wits flag through fear of losing it . Give me the line , that plows its stately course Like a proud swan conquering ...
Page 40
... sense , and wit . between : To dally much with subjects mean and low Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so . Neglected talents rust into decay , And every effort ends in push - pin play . The man , that means success , should ...
... sense , and wit . between : To dally much with subjects mean and low Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so . Neglected talents rust into decay , And every effort ends in push - pin play . The man , that means success , should ...
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