Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... pow'r to charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast lock'd in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues ...
... pow'r to charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast lock'd in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues ...
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... her lofty hills , The cheering fragrance of her dewy vales , And music of her woods - no works of man May rival these ; these all bespeak a pow'r Peculiar , and exclusively her own . Beneath the open BOOK I. 23 THE SOFA .
... her lofty hills , The cheering fragrance of her dewy vales , And music of her woods - no works of man May rival these ; these all bespeak a pow'r Peculiar , and exclusively her own . Beneath the open BOOK I. 23 THE SOFA .
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... pow'r of thine can raise her up . Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little when she paints thee thus . She tells me , too , that duly ev'ry morn Thou climb'st the mountain top , with eager eye Exploring far ...
... pow'r of thine can raise her up . Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little when she paints thee thus . She tells me , too , that duly ev'ry morn Thou climb'st the mountain top , with eager eye Exploring far ...
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... '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 worthy cause The Time-Piece.
... '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 worthy cause The Time-Piece.
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... pow'r Is felt , mankind may feel her mercy too . Sure there is need of social intercourse , Benevolence , and peace , and mutual aid , Between the nations , in a world that seems To toll the death - bell of its own decease , And by the ...
... pow'r Is felt , mankind may feel her mercy too . Sure there is need of social intercourse , Benevolence , and peace , and mutual aid , Between the nations , in a world that seems To toll the death - bell of its own decease , And by the ...
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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