Poems, Volume 1John Jones, 1790 - 298 pages |
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Page 12
... thousand lift'ning minds , Communicates with joy the good she finds . Courage in arms , and ever prompt to fnow His manly forehead to the fierceft foe ; Glorious in war , but for the fake of peace , His fpirits rifing as his toils ...
... thousand lift'ning minds , Communicates with joy the good she finds . Courage in arms , and ever prompt to fnow His manly forehead to the fierceft foe ; Glorious in war , but for the fake of peace , His fpirits rifing as his toils ...
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... thousands in a roar , When he ufurp'd authority's just place , And dar'd to look his master in the face , When the rude rabble's watch - word was , deftroy , And blazing London feem'd a fecond Troy , Liberty Liberty blufh'd and hung her ...
... thousands in a roar , When he ufurp'd authority's just place , And dar'd to look his master in the face , When the rude rabble's watch - word was , deftroy , And blazing London feem'd a fecond Troy , Liberty Liberty blufh'd and hung her ...
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... thousand sail ; They truft in armies , and their courage dies , In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they truft in , withers , as it must , When he commands , in whom they place no truft . Vengeance at laft pours down ...
... thousand sail ; They truft in armies , and their courage dies , In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they truft in , withers , as it must , When he commands , in whom they place no truft . Vengeance at laft pours down ...
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... thousand little throats With mufic , modulating all their notes , And charms the woodland fcenes and wilds unknown , With artless airs and concerts of her own : But feldom ( as if fearful of expence ) Vouchfafes to man a poet's just ...
... thousand little throats With mufic , modulating all their notes , And charms the woodland fcenes and wilds unknown , With artless airs and concerts of her own : But feldom ( as if fearful of expence ) Vouchfafes to man a poet's just ...
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... thousand lies . As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone , And hides the ruin that it feeds upon , So fophiftry , cleaves close to , and protects Sin's rotten trunk , concealing its defects . Mortals whofe pleasures are their only care ...
... thousand lies . As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone , And hides the ruin that it feeds upon , So fophiftry , cleaves close to , and protects Sin's rotten trunk , concealing its defects . Mortals whofe pleasures are their only care ...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.