Poems, Том 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... screaming loud ; The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me . Sounds Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh , Yet heard in Book i . THE SOFA . THE TASK, in Six Books The Sofa.
... screaming loud ; The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me . Sounds Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh , Yet heard in Book i . THE SOFA . THE TASK, in Six Books The Sofa.
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... ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyfs abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in its command . The sheep - fold here Pours ...
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyfs abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in its command . The sheep - fold here Pours ...
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... , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the fresh'ning impulse , and are cleans'd By By reftlefs undulation ; ev'n the oak Thrives by the 20 Book i . THE TASK .
... , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the fresh'ning impulse , and are cleans'd By By reftlefs undulation ; ev'n the oak Thrives by the 20 Book i . THE TASK .
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... vapid soul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Meafure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By Book i . 21 THE SOFA .
... vapid soul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Meafure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By Book i . 21 THE SOFA .
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... Ev'n age itself seems privileg'd in them With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and gracing a grey beard With youthful smiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and ...
... Ev'n age itself seems privileg'd in them With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and gracing a grey beard With youthful smiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and ...
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