Poems, Том 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... ease ; The flipp'ry feat betray'd the fliding part That prefs'd it , and the feet hung dangling down , Anxious in vain to find the diftant floor . These for the rich ; the reft , whom fate had plac'd In modeft mediocrity , content With ...
... ease ; The flipp'ry feat betray'd the fliding part That prefs'd it , and the feet hung dangling down , Anxious in vain to find the diftant floor . These for the rich ; the reft , whom fate had plac'd In modeft mediocrity , content With ...
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... ease . But , rude at first , and not with easy flope Receding wide , they press'd against the ribs , And bruis'd the fide ; and , elevated high , Taught the rais'd shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elaps'd or e'er our rugged ...
... ease . But , rude at first , and not with easy flope Receding wide , they press'd against the ribs , And bruis'd the fide ; and , elevated high , Taught the rais'd shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elaps'd or e'er our rugged ...
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... ease . The fedentary stretch their lazy length When custom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deferted of its bloom , the flaccid , fhrunk , And wither'd mufcle , and the vapid foul ...
... ease . The fedentary stretch their lazy length When custom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deferted of its bloom , the flaccid , fhrunk , And wither'd mufcle , and the vapid foul ...
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... ease , when courted moft , Fartheft retires - an idol , at whofe fhrine Who oft'neft facrifice are favour'd leaft . The love of Nature , and the fcenes fhe draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , felf ...
... ease , when courted moft , Fartheft retires - an idol , at whofe fhrine Who oft'neft facrifice are favour'd leaft . The love of Nature , and the fcenes fhe draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , felf ...
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... ease , Or feen with leaft reproach ; and virtue , taught By frequent lapfe , can hope no triumph there Beyond th ' achievement of successful flight . I do confefs them nurs'ries of the arts , In which they flourish moft ; where , in the ...
... ease , Or feen with leaft reproach ; and virtue , taught By frequent lapfe , can hope no triumph there Beyond th ' achievement of successful flight . I do confefs them nurs'ries of the arts , In which they flourish moft ; where , in the ...
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