Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... should poffefs The poet's treafure , filence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and fecure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated fcite forbids the wretch To ...
... should poffefs The poet's treafure , filence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and fecure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated fcite forbids the wretch To ...
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... should brutalize by choice His nature , and , though capable of arts By which the world might profit and himself , Self - banish'd from fociety , prefer Such fqualid floth to honorable toil ! Yet even thefe , though , feigning fickness ...
... should brutalize by choice His nature , and , though capable of arts By which the world might profit and himself , Self - banish'd from fociety , prefer Such fqualid floth to honorable toil ! Yet even thefe , though , feigning fickness ...
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... should love . Alas for Sicily ! rude fragments now Lie scatter'd where the shapely column stood . Her palaces are duft . In all her streets The voice of finging and the sprightly chord Are filent . Revelry and dance and show Suffer a ...
... should love . Alas for Sicily ! rude fragments now Lie scatter'd where the shapely column stood . Her palaces are duft . In all her streets The voice of finging and the sprightly chord Are filent . Revelry and dance and show Suffer a ...
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... Should England prosper , when such things , as smooth And tender as a girl , all effenced o'er With odors , and as profligate as sweet , Who fell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they fhould fight ; when fuch as these ...
... Should England prosper , when such things , as smooth And tender as a girl , all effenced o'er With odors , and as profligate as sweet , Who fell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they fhould fight ; when fuch as these ...
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... should beware Of lightness in his speech . ' Tis pitiful To court a grin , when you should woo a foul ; To break a jeft , when pity would inspire Pathetic exhortation ; and t ' addrefs The skittish fancy with facetious tales , When fent ...
... should beware Of lightness in his speech . ' Tis pitiful To court a grin , when you should woo a foul ; To break a jeft , when pity would inspire Pathetic exhortation ; and t ' addrefs The skittish fancy with facetious tales , When fent ...
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