The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.: With an Account of the Author's LifeDavid Allinson, 1816 - 140 страници |
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... voice , and a slow and deliber- ate utterance : though usually grave in his de- portment , he possessed much wit and humour ; and often indulged in colloquial pleasantry : Mrs. Piozzi says , that if poetry was talked of , his quotations ...
... voice , and a slow and deliber- ate utterance : though usually grave in his de- portment , he possessed much wit and humour ; and often indulged in colloquial pleasantry : Mrs. Piozzi says , that if poetry was talked of , his quotations ...
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... voice . How nations sink , by darling schemes oppress'd , When Vengeance listens to the fool's request- Fate wings with ev'ry wish the afflictive dart , Each gift of nature , and each grace of art ; With fatal heat impetuous courage ...
... voice . How nations sink , by darling schemes oppress'd , When Vengeance listens to the fool's request- Fate wings with ev'ry wish the afflictive dart , Each gift of nature , and each grace of art ; With fatal heat impetuous courage ...
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... are vain . Such was the scorn that filled the sage's mind , Renewed at every glance on human kind- How just that scorn e'er yet thy voice declare , Search every state , and canvass every prayer . Unnumber'd 76 JOHNSON'S POEMS .
... are vain . Such was the scorn that filled the sage's mind , Renewed at every glance on human kind- How just that scorn e'er yet thy voice declare , Search every state , and canvass every prayer . Unnumber'd 76 JOHNSON'S POEMS .
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... voice , and fortune in his hand ; To him the church , the realm , their powers consign ; Through him the rays of regal bounty shine ; Turned by his nod the stream of honour flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights ...
... voice , and fortune in his hand ; To him the church , the realm , their powers consign ; Through him the rays of regal bounty shine ; Turned by his nod the stream of honour flows , His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights ...
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... voice neglected virtue calls , Less heard and less , the faint remonstrance falls ; Tired with contempt , she quits the slippery reign , And pride and prudence take her seat in vain ; In crowd at once , where none the pass defend , The ...
... voice neglected virtue calls , Less heard and less , the faint remonstrance falls ; Tired with contempt , she quits the slippery reign , And pride and prudence take her seat in vain ; In crowd at once , where none the pass defend , The ...
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Страница 68 - With ev'ry wild absurdity comply, And view each object with another's eye ; To shake with laughter, ere the jest they hear, To pour at will the counterfeited tear ; And, as their patron hints the cold or heat, To shake in dog-days, in December sweat. * How, when competitors, like these, contend, Can surly virtue hope to fix a friend...
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