Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
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Page 7
... worth And well - tried virtues , could alone infpire- Witness a joy that thou hast doubled long . Thou knoweft my praise of nature most fincere , And that my raptures are not conjured up To ferve BOOK J. 7 THE SOFA . ད.
... worth And well - tried virtues , could alone infpire- Witness a joy that thou hast doubled long . Thou knoweft my praise of nature most fincere , And that my raptures are not conjured up To ferve BOOK J. 7 THE SOFA . ད.
Page 11
... into the weedy ditch , And , heavy - laden , brings his beverage home , Far fetched and little worth ; nor feldom waits , Dependant on the baker's punctual call ; To hear his creaking panniers at the door , Angry BOOK I. 11 THE SOFA .
... into the weedy ditch , And , heavy - laden , brings his beverage home , Far fetched and little worth ; nor feldom waits , Dependant on the baker's punctual call ; To hear his creaking panniers at the door , Angry BOOK I. 11 THE SOFA .
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... worth , the comforts it affords , And their's alone feems worthy of the name . Good health , and , its affociate in the moft , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The powers of ...
... worth , the comforts it affords , And their's alone feems worthy of the name . Good health , and , its affociate in the moft , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The powers of ...
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... worth and virtue in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft : in proud and gay And gain - devoted cities . Thither flow , As to a common and most noisome fewer ...
... worth and virtue in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft : in proud and gay And gain - devoted cities . Thither flow , As to a common and most noisome fewer ...
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... worth confume Life in the unproductive fhades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of reftraint , enjoy The terrors 44 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... worth confume Life in the unproductive fhades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of reftraint , enjoy The terrors 44 BOOK II . THE TASK .
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