Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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Page 185
... force He severs it away : no needless care , Lest storms should overset the leaning pile Deciduous , or its own unbalanced weight . Forth goes the woodman , leaving unconcerned The cheerful haunts of man , to wield the axe And drive the ...
... force He severs it away : no needless care , Lest storms should overset the leaning pile Deciduous , or its own unbalanced weight . Forth goes the woodman , leaving unconcerned The cheerful haunts of man , to wield the axe And drive the ...
Page 254
... force of instinct drawn , Or by necessity constrained , they live Dependent upon man ; those in his fields , These at his crib , and some beneath his roof . They prove too often at how dear a rate He sells protection . - Witness at his ...
... force of instinct drawn , Or by necessity constrained , they live Dependent upon man ; those in his fields , These at his crib , and some beneath his roof . They prove too often at how dear a rate He sells protection . - Witness at his ...
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... force , Send him to college . If he there be tamed , Or in one article of vice reclaimed , Where no regard of ordinances is shown Or looked for now , the fault must be his own . Some sneaking virtue lurks in him , no doubt , Where ...
... force , Send him to college . If he there be tamed , Or in one article of vice reclaimed , Where no regard of ordinances is shown Or looked for now , the fault must be his own . Some sneaking virtue lurks in him , no doubt , Where ...
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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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Æsop Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast bound breath cause charge charms creatures dæmons death deem delight distant divine dread dream earth ease ev'n fair fame fancy farewell flight fear feed feel fieldfare flowers folly fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy happy prisoners hast heard heart heaven honour human John Throckmorton labour less life's live lyre mind mischief mounted best nature nature's Nebaioth never numbers o'er once peace perhaps play pleasure plebeian praise prize Profusion proud prove rest rude sacred scene schools scorn seek seems sensual world shade shine skies smile song soon soul sound street's end suspiria sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER winds wisdom wise wisely store wonder worth youth