Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... d against the ribs , And bruis'd the side ; and , elevated high , Taught the rais'd shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elaps'd or ere our rugged sires Complain'd , though incommodiously pent in , And ill at 4 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... d against the ribs , And bruis'd the side ; and , elevated high , Taught the rais'd shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elaps'd or ere our rugged sires Complain'd , though incommodiously pent in , And ill at 4 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... side the grace Of hedge - row beauties numberless , square tow'r , Tall spire , from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear , Groves , heaths , and smoking villages , remote . Scenes must be beautiful ...
... side the grace Of hedge - row beauties numberless , square tow'r , Tall spire , from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear , Groves , heaths , and smoking villages , remote . Scenes must be beautiful ...
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... acrid salts ; his very heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array , Upon the ship's tall side he stands , possess'd With visions prompted by intense desire : Fair fields appear below , such as he left , 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... acrid salts ; his very heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array , Upon the ship's tall side he stands , possess'd With visions prompted by intense desire : Fair fields appear below , such as he left , 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... tumult and the overthrow , the And agonies of human and of brate Multitudes , fugitive on ev'ry side , pangs And fugitive in vain . The sylvan scene ! I • Migrates uplifted ; and , with all its soil Alighting 50 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... tumult and the overthrow , the And agonies of human and of brate Multitudes , fugitive on ev'ry side , pangs And fugitive in vain . The sylvan scene ! I • Migrates uplifted ; and , with all its soil Alighting 50 BOOK II . THE TASK .
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... side , Ambling and prattling scandal as he goes ; But rare at home , and never at his books , Or with his pen , save when he scrawls a card ; Constant at routs , familiar with a round Of ladyships - a stranger to the poor ; Ambitious of ...
... side , Ambling and prattling scandal as he goes ; But rare at home , and never at his books , Or with his pen , save when he scrawls a card ; Constant at routs , familiar with a round Of ladyships - a stranger to the poor ; Ambitious of ...
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