Poems, Volym 1J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church Yard, 1786 |
Från bokens innehåll
Resultat 1-5 av 39
Sida 29
... fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from his highest pitch to pounce a wren . As if the poet purposing to wed , Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread . Ages elaps'd e'er Homer's ...
... fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from his highest pitch to pounce a wren . As if the poet purposing to wed , Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread . Ages elaps'd e'er Homer's ...
Sida 53
... fruit , through fair , tempts only to destroy . Remorse , the fatal egg by pleasure laid In every bofom where her neft is made , Hatch'd by the beams of truth denies him reft , And proves a raging scorpion in his breast . No pleasure ...
... fruit , through fair , tempts only to destroy . Remorse , the fatal egg by pleasure laid In every bofom where her neft is made , Hatch'd by the beams of truth denies him reft , And proves a raging scorpion in his breast . No pleasure ...
Sida 81
... fruits of fanctimonious pride , Of malice fed while flesh is mortified . Take , Madam , the reward of all your pray'rs , Where hermits and where Bramins meet with theirs , Your portion is with them : nay , never frown , But , if you ...
... fruits of fanctimonious pride , Of malice fed while flesh is mortified . Take , Madam , the reward of all your pray'rs , Where hermits and where Bramins meet with theirs , Your portion is with them : nay , never frown , But , if you ...
Sida 98
... Fruits of a blighted size , auftere and crude , Maturer years fhall happier ftores produce , And meliorate the well concocted juice . Then conscious of her meritorious zeal , To justice she may make her bold appeal , And leave to mercy ...
... Fruits of a blighted size , auftere and crude , Maturer years fhall happier ftores produce , And meliorate the well concocted juice . Then conscious of her meritorious zeal , To justice she may make her bold appeal , And leave to mercy ...
Sida 145
... fruits his heav'nly beams produce , Quite to forget , or deem it worth no thought , Who bids him fhine , or if he fhine or not , Through mere neceflity to clofe his eyes Juft when the larks and when the fhepherds rife , Is fuch a life ...
... fruits his heav'nly beams produce , Quite to forget , or deem it worth no thought , Who bids him fhine , or if he fhine or not , Through mere neceflity to clofe his eyes Juft when the larks and when the fhepherds rife , Is fuch a life ...
Vanliga ord och fraser
againſt becauſe beneath beſt bleft boaſt breaſt caufe cauſe charms clofe cloſe courſe defign diftant divine dream earth eaſe elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faft fame faſhion fcene fcorn fear fecure feek feel feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhow fide filent firſt fkies flave fleep flow'rs fmile folly fome fong foon form'd foul fpring ftands ftill fuch fupplied fure fweet grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs light loft luft mind moft moſt mufe mufic muft muſt nature never o'er once peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchool ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue wafte whofe whoſe wiſdom worfe
Populära avsnitt
Sida 42 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Sida 215 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own.
Sida 135 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Sida 341 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more.
Sida 43 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Sida 347 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.
Sida 342 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Sida 338 - For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more.
Sida 265 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain for us ! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy, Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna round.
Sida 202 - When one, that holds communion with the skies, Has filled his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles with us meaner things, 'Tis e'en as if an angel shook his wings ; Immortal fragrance fills the circuit wide, That tells us whence his treasures are supplied.