Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... 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 drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into 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 drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the ...
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... dream of tranfports fhe was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death , And never fmil'd again . And now the roams The dreary wafte ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong ...
... dream of tranfports fhe was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death , And never fmil'd again . And now the roams The dreary wafte ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong ...
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... dream is paft ; and thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homeftall thatch'd with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And having feen our ftate , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of ...
... dream is paft ; and thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homeftall thatch'd with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And having feen our ftate , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of ...
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... dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Difinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to ...
... dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Difinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to ...
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... dreams Illufive of philofophy , so call'd , But falfely . Sages after fages ftrove , In vain , to filter off a chrystal draught Pure from the lees , which often more enhanc'd The thirst than flak'd it , and not seldom bred Intoxication ...
... dreams Illufive of philofophy , so call'd , But falfely . Sages after fages ftrove , In vain , to filter off a chrystal draught Pure from the lees , which often more enhanc'd The thirst than flak'd it , and not seldom bred Intoxication ...
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