Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1787 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 22
Page 23
... wisdom and repentance ere too late . Not only vice disposes and prepares The mind that flumbers fweetly in her snares , To ftoop to tyranny's ufurp'd command , And bend her polish'd neck beneath his hand , ( A dire effect , by one of ...
... wisdom and repentance ere too late . Not only vice disposes and prepares The mind that flumbers fweetly in her snares , To ftoop to tyranny's ufurp'd command , And bend her polish'd neck beneath his hand , ( A dire effect , by one of ...
Page 56
... wisdom , comeliness and worth , And call her charms to public notice forth , Than vice's mean and difingenuous race , To hide the shocking features of her face . Her form with drefs and lotion they repair , Then kifs their idol and ...
... wisdom , comeliness and worth , And call her charms to public notice forth , Than vice's mean and difingenuous race , To hide the shocking features of her face . Her form with drefs and lotion they repair , Then kifs their idol and ...
Page 62
... wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We flight the precious kernel of the ftone , And toil to polish its rough coat alone . A juft deportment , manners grac'd with ease , Elegant phrafe , and figure form'd to please , Are qualities that ...
... wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We flight the precious kernel of the ftone , And toil to polish its rough coat alone . A juft deportment , manners grac'd with ease , Elegant phrafe , and figure form'd to please , Are qualities that ...
Page 99
... wisdom dictates , this the drift , That man is dead in fin , and life a gift . Is virtue then , unless of christian growth , Mere fallacy , or foolifhnefs , or both , Ten thousand fages loft in endless woe , For ignorance of what they ...
... wisdom dictates , this the drift , That man is dead in fin , and life a gift . Is virtue then , unless of christian growth , Mere fallacy , or foolifhnefs , or both , Ten thousand fages loft in endless woe , For ignorance of what they ...
Page 100
... wisdom were a flame Celestial , though they knew not whence it came , Deriv'd from the fame fource of light and grace That guides the chriftian in his fwifter race ; Their judge was confcience , and her rule their law , That rule ...
... wisdom were a flame Celestial , though they knew not whence it came , Deriv'd from the fame fource of light and grace That guides the chriftian in his fwifter race ; Their judge was confcience , and her rule their law , That rule ...
Common terms and phrases
abuſe againſt beſt bids bleffings bleft breaſt bufy cauſe charms Chriftian clofe cloſe courſe defire deſpair diftant divine dream earth eaſe ev'ry eyes facred fafe faft fame fcene fcorn fear feek feel feem feen fhall fhine fhore fhow fide filent fire firſt fkies flave flow'rs fmile fome fong foon form'd forrow foul ftand ftill ftream fuch fure fweet glory grace guife heart heav'n heav'nly herſelf himſelf itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs loft luft mind moft moſt mufe mufic muft muſt never noſe o'er paffion peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe pray'r pride purpoſe reft reſt ſcene ſeem ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtray ſweet taſte thee thefe theme themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand truth uſe virtue waft waſte whofe whoſe wiſdom