Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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Page 187
... Earth yields them nought ; the imprisoned worm is safe Beneath the frozen clod ; all seeds of herbs Lie covered close ; and berry - bearing thorns , That feed the thrush , ( whatever some suppose ) Afford the smaller minstrels no supply ...
... Earth yields them nought ; the imprisoned worm is safe Beneath the frozen clod ; all seeds of herbs Lie covered close ; and berry - bearing thorns , That feed the thrush , ( whatever some suppose ) Afford the smaller minstrels no supply ...
Page 224
... earth resulting , as it ought , To earth's acknowledged sovereign , finds at once , Its only just proprietor in Him . The soul that sees him , or receives sublimed New faculties , or learns at least to employ More worthily the powers ...
... earth resulting , as it ought , To earth's acknowledged sovereign , finds at once , Its only just proprietor in Him . The soul that sees him , or receives sublimed New faculties , or learns at least to employ More worthily the powers ...
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... Earth groans beneath the burden of a war Waged with defenceless innocence , while he , Not satisfied to prey on all around , Adds tenfold bitterness to death by pangs Needless , and first torments ere he devours . Now happiest they ...
... Earth groans beneath the burden of a war Waged with defenceless innocence , while he , Not satisfied to prey on all around , Adds tenfold bitterness to death by pangs Needless , and first torments ere he devours . Now happiest they ...
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THE TASK in Six Books | 1 |
Friendship 580 | 250 |
Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 393 | 273 |
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