Poems, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... must be war . And never meant the rule fhould be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnaffian dews , Reward his mem❜ry , dear to ev'ry muse , Who , with a courage of unfhaken root , In ...
... must be war . And never meant the rule fhould be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnaffian dews , Reward his mem❜ry , dear to ev'ry muse , Who , with a courage of unfhaken root , In ...
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... must stand or fall . B. True . While they live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his pepper - corn of praise , And many a dunce whofe fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A fubject's faults , a ...
... must stand or fall . B. True . While they live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his pepper - corn of praise , And many a dunce whofe fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A fubject's faults , a ...
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... must , And that a nation shamefully debas'd , Will be defpis'd and trampled on at last , Unless sweet penitence her pow'rs renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and juftice marks the date , For long ...
... must , And that a nation shamefully debas'd , Will be defpis'd and trampled on at last , Unless sweet penitence her pow'rs renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and juftice marks the date , For long ...
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... must , When he commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down upon their coaft , A long despis'd , but now victorious hoft ; Tyranny fends the chain that must abridge The noble sweep of all their privilege , Gives ...
... must , When he commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down upon their coaft , A long despis'd , but now victorious hoft ; Tyranny fends the chain that must abridge The noble sweep of all their privilege , Gives ...
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... must chirp below , Like him unnotic'd , I , and fuch as I , Spread little wings , and rather fkip than fly , Perch'd on the meagre produce of the land , An ell or two of profpect we command , But never peep beyond the thorny bound Or ...
... must chirp below , Like him unnotic'd , I , and fuch as I , Spread little wings , and rather fkip than fly , Perch'd on the meagre produce of the land , An ell or two of profpect we command , But never peep beyond the thorny bound Or ...
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