Poems, Volym 1J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church Yard, 1786 |
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Sida 13
... once in freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud prerogative , not much rever'd , Is feldom felt , though fometimes feen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to ftrut , look big , and talk away . Born in a ...
... once in freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud prerogative , not much rever'd , Is feldom felt , though fometimes feen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to ftrut , look big , and talk away . Born in a ...
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... prey , They fwarm around thee , and thou ftand'ft at bay . Undaunted ftill , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham fav'd thee , but who faves thee next ? C 2 Alas ! Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All that ( 19 )
... prey , They fwarm around thee , and thou ftand'ft at bay . Undaunted ftill , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham fav'd thee , but who faves thee next ? C 2 Alas ! Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All that ( 19 )
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... confcience will have twinges now and then ; When profanation of the facred cause In all its parts , times , miniftry and laws , Befpeaks Befpeaks a land once chriftian , fall'n and loft In ( 22 ) The Lily and the Rofe.
... confcience will have twinges now and then ; When profanation of the facred cause In all its parts , times , miniftry and laws , Befpeaks Befpeaks a land once chriftian , fall'n and loft In ( 22 ) The Lily and the Rofe.
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... once , Or candidly confefs yourself a dunce . B. These were the chief , each interval of night Was grac'd with many an undulating light ; In lefs illuftrious bards his beauty fhone A meteor or a ftar , in thefe , the fun . The ...
... once , Or candidly confefs yourself a dunce . B. These were the chief , each interval of night Was grac'd with many an undulating light ; In lefs illuftrious bards his beauty fhone A meteor or a ftar , in thefe , the fun . The ...
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... once bore fway , And all their deep impreffion wear away . So coin grows fmooth , in traffic current pafs'd , ' Till Cæfar's image is effac'd at last . The breach , though fmall at firft , foon op'ning wide , In rushes folly with a full ...
... once bore fway , And all their deep impreffion wear away . So coin grows fmooth , in traffic current pafs'd , ' Till Cæfar's image is effac'd at last . The breach , though fmall at firft , foon op'ning wide , In rushes folly with a full ...
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
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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.