Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
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Page 9
... less compofure waits upon the roar Of diftant floods , or on the fofter voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that flip Through the cleft rock , and , chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted ...
... less compofure waits upon the roar Of diftant floods , or on the fofter voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that flip Through the cleft rock , and , chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted ...
Page 14
... less attractive is the woodland fcene , Diverfified with trees of every growth , Alike , yet various . Here the gray smooth trunks Of afh , or lime , or beech , diftin & tly shine , Within the twilight of their distant shades ; There ...
... less attractive is the woodland fcene , Diverfified with trees of every growth , Alike , yet various . Here the gray smooth trunks Of afh , or lime , or beech , diftin & tly shine , Within the twilight of their distant shades ; There ...
Page 82
... less , Than to release the adultress from her bond . The adultrefs ! what a theme for angry verse ! What provocation to the indignant heart , That feels for injured love ! but I disdain The nauseous task to paint her as she is , Cruel ...
... less , Than to release the adultress from her bond . The adultrefs ! what a theme for angry verse ! What provocation to the indignant heart , That feels for injured love ! but I disdain The nauseous task to paint her as she is , Cruel ...
Page 98
... folitary fhilling . Pardon then , Ye fage difpenfers of poetic fame , The ambition of one meaner far , whofe powers , Prefuming an attempt not less sublime , Pant for the praise of dressing to the taste Of 98 BOOK TIL . THE TASK .
... folitary fhilling . Pardon then , Ye fage difpenfers of poetic fame , The ambition of one meaner far , whofe powers , Prefuming an attempt not less sublime , Pant for the praise of dressing to the taste Of 98 BOOK TIL . THE TASK .
Page 109
... less , That felf - condemned they muft neglect the prize , And what they will not taste must yet approve . What we admire we praise ; and when we praise , Advance it into notice , that its worth Acknowledged , others may admire it too ...
... less , That felf - condemned they muft neglect the prize , And what they will not taste must yet approve . What we admire we praise ; and when we praise , Advance it into notice , that its worth Acknowledged , others may admire it too ...
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