Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... ftill were wanting ; thefe , fome fay , An Alderman of Cripplegate contriv'd , And some ascribe th ' invention to a priest Burly and big , and ftudious of his eafe . But rude at first , and not with easy slope Receding wide , they press ...
... ftill were wanting ; thefe , fome fay , An Alderman of Cripplegate contriv'd , And some ascribe th ' invention to a priest Burly and big , and ftudious of his eafe . But rude at first , and not with easy slope Receding wide , they press ...
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... ftill remember , nor without regret , Of hours that forrow fince has much endear'd , How oft , my flice of pocket ftore confum'd , Still hung'ring , pennyless and far from home , I fed on scarlet hips and stony haws , Or blushing crabs ...
... ftill remember , nor without regret , Of hours that forrow fince has much endear'd , How oft , my flice of pocket ftore confum'd , Still hung'ring , pennyless and far from home , I fed on scarlet hips and stony haws , Or blushing crabs ...
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... ftill , To foothe and fatisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers chear the day , and one The live - long night : nor these alone , whofe notes Nice - finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that fwim fublime ...
... ftill , To foothe and fatisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers chear the day , and one The live - long night : nor these alone , whofe notes Nice - finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that fwim fublime ...
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... ftill a pleasing object in my view , My vifit ftill , but never mine abode . Not distant far , a length of colonade Invites us . Monument of ancient taste , Now fcorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a ...
... ftill a pleasing object in my view , My vifit ftill , but never mine abode . Not distant far , a length of colonade Invites us . Monument of ancient taste , Now fcorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a ...
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... ftill reprieves The obfolete prolixity of fhade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too fast ) A sudden steep , upon a rustic bridge We pass a gulph , in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs , stooping as if to drink . Hence ...
... ftill reprieves The obfolete prolixity of fhade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too fast ) A sudden steep , upon a rustic bridge We pass a gulph , in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs , stooping as if to drink . Hence ...
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