Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... hearts of ten thousand parents , mourn- ing under the bittereft of all disappointments , attest the truth of the allegation . His quarrel , therefore , is with the mischief at large , and not with any particular in- ftance of it . ARGU ...
... hearts of ten thousand parents , mourn- ing under the bittereft of all disappointments , attest the truth of the allegation . His quarrel , therefore , is with the mischief at large , and not with any particular in- ftance of it . ARGU ...
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... heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array , Upon the fhip's tall fide he stands , poffefs'd With vifions prompted by intense defire : Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He ...
... heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array , Upon the fhip's tall fide he stands , poffefs'd With vifions prompted by intense defire : Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He ...
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... heart Recoils from its own choice - at the full feast Is famifh'd - finds no mufic in the fong , No smartness in the jeft , and wonders why . Yet thousands ftill defire to journey on , Though halt and weary of the path they tread . The ...
... heart Recoils from its own choice - at the full feast Is famifh'd - finds no mufic in the fong , No smartness in the jeft , and wonders why . Yet thousands ftill defire to journey on , Though halt and weary of the path they tread . The ...
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... heart with woe . The earth was made fo various , that the mind Of defultory man , ftudious of change , And pleas'd with novelty , might be indulg'd . Profpects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary ...
... heart with woe . The earth was made fo various , that the mind Of defultory man , ftudious of change , And pleas'd with novelty , might be indulg'd . Profpects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary ...
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... make the woods refound . Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the fylvan world ; And breathing wholefome air , and wand'ring much , Need Need other phyfic none to heal th ' effects Of Book i . 31 THE SOFA .
... make the woods refound . Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the fylvan world ; And breathing wholefome air , and wand'ring much , Need Need other phyfic none to heal th ' effects Of Book i . 31 THE SOFA .
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