Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1787 |
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Page 7
... eyes the flatt'rer bows , And binds a wreath about their baby brows . Whom education ftiffens into state , And death awakens from that dream too late . B 4 Oh ! Oh ! if fervility with fupple knees , Whofe trade TABLE TAL K. 7.
... eyes the flatt'rer bows , And binds a wreath about their baby brows . Whom education ftiffens into state , And death awakens from that dream too late . B 4 Oh ! Oh ! if fervility with fupple knees , Whofe trade TABLE TAL K. 7.
Page 75
... state , Sport for a day and perish in a night , The foam upon the waters not fo light . Who judg'd the Pharifee ? What odious cause Expos'd him to the vengeance of the laws ? Had he feduc'd a virgin , wrong'd a friend , Or stabb'd a man ...
... state , Sport for a day and perish in a night , The foam upon the waters not fo light . Who judg'd the Pharifee ? What odious cause Expos'd him to the vengeance of the laws ? Had he feduc'd a virgin , wrong'd a friend , Or stabb'd a man ...
Page 88
... state , He may perhaps - perhaps he may - too late . The path to blifs abounds with many a snare , Learning is one , and wit , however rare : The Frenchman , first in literary fame , ( Mention him if you pleafe - Voltaire ? the fame ) ...
... state , He may perhaps - perhaps he may - too late . The path to blifs abounds with many a snare , Learning is one , and wit , however rare : The Frenchman , first in literary fame , ( Mention him if you pleafe - Voltaire ? the fame ) ...
Page 91
... state , Are fuch a dead preponderating weight , That endless blifs ( how ftrange foe'er it seem ) In counterpoife , flies up and kicks the beam . Tis open and ye cannot enter — why ? Because ус will - not , Conyers would reply- And he ...
... state , Are fuch a dead preponderating weight , That endless blifs ( how ftrange foe'er it seem ) In counterpoife , flies up and kicks the beam . Tis open and ye cannot enter — why ? Because ус will - not , Conyers would reply- And he ...
Page 112
... state they left made wafte and void , For them , the states to which they went , deftroy'd ; A cloud to measure out their march by day , By night a fire to cheer the gloomy way , That moving fignal fummoning , when best Their hoft to ...
... state they left made wafte and void , For them , the states to which they went , deftroy'd ; A cloud to measure out their march by day , By night a fire to cheer the gloomy way , That moving fignal fummoning , when best Their hoft to ...
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