Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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Page 11
... In still repeated circles , fcreaming loud ; The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me , Sounds Sounds inharmonious in themfelves and harfh , Yet heard in Book i . II THES OF A.
... In still repeated circles , fcreaming loud ; The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me , Sounds Sounds inharmonious in themfelves and harfh , Yet heard in Book i . II THES OF A.
Page 16
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyfs abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in its command . The sheep - fold here Pours ...
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyfs abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in its command . The sheep - fold here Pours ...
Page 20
... , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the fresh'ning impulse , and are cleans'd By By restless undulation ; ev'n the oak Thrives by the .20 Book i THE TASK .
... , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the fresh'ning impulse , and are cleans'd By By restless undulation ; ev'n the oak Thrives by the .20 Book i THE TASK .
Page 21
... vapid foul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By Book i . 21 THE SOFA .
... vapid foul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By Book i . 21 THE SOFA .
Page 22
... Ev'n age With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and gracing a grey beard With youthful smiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and old almost without decay . Like ...
... Ev'n age With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and gracing a grey beard With youthful smiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and old almost without decay . Like ...
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