Poems, Volume 2S.A. Oddy, 1814 - English poetry |
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Page 104
... kings of Brentford on one throne , And so two citizens who take the air , Close packed , and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By soft recumbency of outstretched limbs , Was bliss reserved for happier ...
... kings of Brentford on one throne , And so two citizens who take the air , Close packed , and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By soft recumbency of outstretched limbs , Was bliss reserved for happier ...
Page 146
... King ? Pours she not all her choicest fruits abroad , Her sweetest flowers , her aromatic gums , Disclosing paradise where'er he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders , through a thousand deeps And ...
... King ? Pours she not all her choicest fruits abroad , Her sweetest flowers , her aromatic gums , Disclosing paradise where'er he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders , through a thousand deeps And ...
Page 236
... king of intimate delights , Fire - side enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts , that the lowly roof Of undisturbed retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening , know . Rural Amusements of a Winter ...
... king of intimate delights , Fire - side enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts , that the lowly roof Of undisturbed retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening , know . Rural Amusements of a Winter ...
Page 279
... kings . " Twas transient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthless , as it seemed , Intrinsically precious ; to the foot Treacherous and false ; it smiled , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some ...
... kings . " Twas transient in its nature , as in show ' Twas durable ; as worthless , as it seemed , Intrinsically precious ; to the foot Treacherous and false ; it smiled , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some ...
Page 280
... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men suffer it , their toy the world . When ...
... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men suffer it , their toy the world . When ...
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