Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine excess . The SOFA suits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : 6 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine excess . The SOFA suits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : 6 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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William Cowper. Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : For I have lov'd the rural walk through lanes Of grassy swarth , close cropt by nibbling sheep , And skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs ; have lov'd the rural walk ...
William Cowper. Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : For I have lov'd the rural walk through lanes Of grassy swarth , close cropt by nibbling sheep , And skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs ; have lov'd the rural walk ...
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... feel at ev'ry step Our foot half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures earth ; and , plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental ...
... feel at ev'ry step Our foot half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures earth ; and , plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental ...
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... feel the fresh'ning impulse , and are cleans'd By restless undulation : ev'n the oak Thrives by the rude concussion of the storm : He seems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impression of the blast with proud disdain , Frowning , as ...
... feel the fresh'ning impulse , and are cleans'd By restless undulation : ev'n the oak Thrives by the rude concussion of the storm : He seems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impression of the blast with proud disdain , Frowning , as ...
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... feel for man ; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and , having pow'r 1 T'enforce the wrong , for such a ...
... feel for man ; the nat'ral bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and , having pow'r 1 T'enforce the wrong , for such a ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast bramble breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dream earth ease Edmonton ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits Gilpin give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart heav'n honour human JOHN GILPIN labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shine shrubs sight simple plan skies slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas virtue wash'd weary wind winter wisdom worth your's youth