Poems, Volume 1John Jones, 1790 - 298 pages |
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... against that title moft ; What follows next let cities of great name , And regions , long fince defolate , proclaim , Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to the prefent times and times to come ; They cry aloud in ev'ry careless ...
... against that title moft ; What follows next let cities of great name , And regions , long fince defolate , proclaim , Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to the prefent times and times to come ; They cry aloud in ev'ry careless ...
Page 77
... against the skies , In vain he closes or averts his eyes , Truth will intrude - fhe bids him yet beware- And shakes the sceptic in the fcorner's chair . Though various foes against the truth combine , Pride above all opposes her defign ...
... against the skies , In vain he closes or averts his eyes , Truth will intrude - fhe bids him yet beware- And shakes the sceptic in the fcorner's chair . Though various foes against the truth combine , Pride above all opposes her defign ...
Page 78
... with a tranquil mind , The worthlefs and unfruitful of mankind . Hear then how mercy , flighted and defied , Retorts th ' affront against the crown of pride . Perish the virtue , as it ought , abhorr'd , Perish 78 TRUTH .
... with a tranquil mind , The worthlefs and unfruitful of mankind . Hear then how mercy , flighted and defied , Retorts th ' affront against the crown of pride . Perish the virtue , as it ought , abhorr'd , Perish 78 TRUTH .
Page 86
... against profperity , awhile They stood the test of her ensnaring smile , And had the grace in fcenes of peace to show The virtue they had learn'd in scenes of woe . But man is frail , and can but ill sustain A long immunity from grief ...
... against profperity , awhile They stood the test of her ensnaring smile , And had the grace in fcenes of peace to show The virtue they had learn'd in scenes of woe . But man is frail , and can but ill sustain A long immunity from grief ...
Page 94
... against thy chalky shore ? Mistress , at least while Providence shall please , And trident - bearing queen of the wide feas- Why , having kept good faith , and often shown Friendship and truth to others , find'st thou none ? Thou that ...
... against thy chalky shore ? Mistress , at least while Providence shall please , And trident - bearing queen of the wide feas- Why , having kept good faith , and often shown Friendship and truth to others , find'st thou none ? Thou that ...
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Page 183 - He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home...
Page 256 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Page 135 - He loved the world that hated him : the tear That dropped upon his Bible was sincere : Assailed by scandal and the tongue of strife, His only answer was, a blameless life ; And he that forged, and he that threw the dart, Had each a brother's interest in his heart.
Page 56 - Hear the just law — the judgment of the skies! He that hates truth shall be the dupe of lies ; And he that -will be cheated to the last, Delusions strong as hell shall bind him fast.
Page 191 - The night, they said, is near, We must not now be parted, sojourn here — The new acquaintance soon became a guest, And, made so welcome at their simple feast, He...
Page 72 - Just knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies.
Page 264 - Had cheered the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark, So stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp...
Page 81 - Since the dear hour, that brought me to thy foot, And cut up all my follies by the root, I never trusted in an arm but thine, Nor hoped but in thy righteousness divine...
Page 251 - Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own.
Page 174 - Ye powers, who rule the tongue, — if such there are, — And make colloquial happiness your care, Preserve me from the thing I dread and hate, A duel in the form of a debate.