Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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Page 144
... turns submitted to my view , turns round With all its generations ; I behold The tumult , and am still . The sound of war Has lost its terrors ere it reaches me ; Grieves , but alarms me not . I mourn the pride And avarice , that make ...
... turns submitted to my view , turns round With all its generations ; I behold The tumult , and am still . The sound of war Has lost its terrors ere it reaches me ; Grieves , but alarms me not . I mourn the pride And avarice , that make ...
Page 337
... turn to them . To you then , tenants of life's middle state , Securely placed between the small and great , Whose character , yet undebauched , retains Two thirds of all the virtue that remains , Who , wise yourselves , desire your son ...
... turn to them . To you then , tenants of life's middle state , Securely placed between the small and great , Whose character , yet undebauched , retains Two thirds of all the virtue that remains , Who , wise yourselves , desire your son ...
Page 340
... turn thou wilt assume From constant converse with I know not whom ; Who there will court thy friendship , with what views , And , artless as thou art , whom thou wilt choose ; Though much depends on what thy choice shall be , Is all ...
... turn thou wilt assume From constant converse with I know not whom ; Who there will court thy friendship , with what views , And , artless as thou art , whom thou wilt choose ; Though much depends on what thy choice shall be , Is all ...
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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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