Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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Page 176
... lost because not sooner found . There too enamoured of the life I loved , Pathetic in its praise , in its pursuit Determined , and possessing it at last With transports , such as favoured lovers feel , I studied , prized , and wished ...
... lost because not sooner found . There too enamoured of the life I loved , Pathetic in its praise , in its pursuit Determined , and possessing it at last With transports , such as favoured lovers feel , I studied , prized , and wished ...
Page 326
... lost , and love grown faint , Which , oft neglected , in life's waning years A parent pours into regardless ears . Like caterpillars , dangling under trees By slender threads , and swinging in the breeze , Which filthily bewray and sore ...
... lost , and love grown faint , Which , oft neglected , in life's waning years A parent pours into regardless ears . Like caterpillars , dangling under trees By slender threads , and swinging in the breeze , Which filthily bewray and sore ...
Page 374
... lost so long . I will obey , not willingly alone , But gladly , as the precept were her own : And , while that face renews my filial grief , Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief , Shall steep me in Elysian reverie , A momentary dream ...
... lost so long . I will obey , not willingly alone , But gladly , as the precept were her own : And , while that face renews my filial grief , Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief , Shall steep me in Elysian reverie , A momentary dream ...
Contents
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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