Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... never better pleas'd Than when employ'd t ' accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it receiv'd , United yet divided , twain at once . So ...
... never better pleas'd Than when employ'd t ' accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it receiv'd , United yet divided , twain at once . So ...
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... I 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 .
... I 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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... , Conducts the eye along its sinuous course Delighted . There , fast rooted in their bank , Stand , never overlook'd , our fav'rite elms , That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far beyond BOOK I. 9 THE SOFA . ,
... , Conducts the eye along its sinuous course Delighted . There , fast rooted in their bank , Stand , never overlook'd , our fav'rite elms , That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far beyond BOOK I. 9 THE SOFA . ,
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... never mine abode . Not distant far , a length of colonnade Invites us . Monument of ancient taste , Now scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns ; and , in their shaded walks And ...
... never mine abode . Not distant far , a length of colonnade Invites us . Monument of ancient taste , Now scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns ; and , in their shaded walks And ...
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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