Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... live exempted ( while I live . Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obfcene ) From pangs arthritic that infeft the toe Of libertine excefs . The SOFA fuits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though Though on a SOFA , may I never ...
... live exempted ( while I live . Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obfcene ) From pangs arthritic that infeft the toe Of libertine excefs . The SOFA fuits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though Though on a SOFA , may I never ...
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... live - long night : nor these alone , whofe notes Nice - finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that fwim fublime In still repeated circles , fcreaming loud ; The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That ...
... live - long night : nor these alone , whofe notes Nice - finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that fwim fublime In still repeated circles , fcreaming loud ; The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That ...
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... lives but while fhe moves , Its own revolvency upholds the world . Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the fresh'ning impulse ...
... lives but while fhe moves , Its own revolvency upholds the world . Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the fresh'ning impulse ...
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... live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? No - the dread , The flavish dread of folitude , that breeds Reflection and remorfe , the fear of shame , And their invet'rate habits , all forbid . Whom call we gay ? That honor has been long ...
... live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? No - the dread , The flavish dread of folitude , that breeds Reflection and remorfe , the fear of shame , And their invet'rate habits , all forbid . Whom call we gay ? That honor has been long ...
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... live an atheift life : involves the heav'n In tempefts , quits his grafp upon the winds And gives them all their fury : bids a plague Kindle a fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the breath of blooming health . He · He calls for ...
... live an atheift life : involves the heav'n In tempefts , quits his grafp upon the winds And gives them all their fury : bids a plague Kindle a fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the breath of blooming health . He · He calls for ...
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