Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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Page 13
... wish'd the peaceful covert mine . Here , I have said , at least I should possess The poet's treasure , silence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the ...
... wish'd the peaceful covert mine . Here , I have said , at least I should possess The poet's treasure , silence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the ...
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... , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death- 1 And never smil'd again ! and now she roams BOOK I. 29 THE SOFA .
... , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death- 1 And never smil'd again ! and now she roams BOOK I. 29 THE SOFA .
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... , are many ; but supply Is obvious , plac'd within the easy reach Of temp'rate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives as in her proper soil ; 1 Not rude and surly , and beset with thorns 32 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... , are many ; but supply Is obvious , plac'd within the easy reach Of temp'rate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives as in her proper soil ; 1 Not rude and surly , and beset with thorns 32 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... wish , Birds warbling all the music . We can spare The splendour of your lamps ; they but eclipse Our softer satellite . Your songs confound Our more harmonious notes : the thrush departs Scar'd , and th ' offended nightingale is mute ...
... wish , Birds warbling all the music . We can spare The splendour of your lamps ; they but eclipse Our softer satellite . Your songs confound Our more harmonious notes : the thrush departs Scar'd , and th ' offended nightingale is mute ...
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... wish ; Prolific all , and harbingers of more . The crowded roots demand enlargement now , And transplantation in an ampler space . Indulg'd in what they wish , they soon supply Large foliage , overshadowing golden flow'rs , Blown on the ...
... wish ; Prolific all , and harbingers of more . The crowded roots demand enlargement now , And transplantation in an ampler space . Indulg'd in what they wish , they soon supply Large foliage , overshadowing golden flow'rs , Blown on the ...
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