Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... most part there is , wilful neglect in those who manage them , and an omif- fion even of fuch difcipline as they are fufceptible of , the objects are yet too numerous for minute attention ; and the aching hearts of ten thousand parents ...
... most part there is , wilful neglect in those who manage them , and an omif- fion even of fuch difcipline as they are fufceptible of , the objects are yet too numerous for minute attention ; and the aching hearts of ten thousand parents ...
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... most favourable to virtue . - The South Sea Ilanders compaffionated , but chiefly Omai . - His pre- fent ftate of mind fuppofed . — Civilized life friendly to virtue , but not great cities . - Great cities , and London in particular ...
... most favourable to virtue . - The South Sea Ilanders compaffionated , but chiefly Omai . - His pre- fent ftate of mind fuppofed . — Civilized life friendly to virtue , but not great cities . - Great cities , and London in particular ...
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... most fincere , And that my raptures are not conjur❜d up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has flacken'd to a paufe , and we have borne The ruffling wind ...
... most fincere , And that my raptures are not conjur❜d up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has flacken'd to a paufe , and we have borne The ruffling wind ...
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... most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of fancy and ftrong thought are theirs ; itself feems privileg'd in them Ev'n age With clear exemption from its own defects ...
... most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of fancy and ftrong thought are theirs ; itself feems privileg'd in them Ev'n age With clear exemption from its own defects ...
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... most where warmeft wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And 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 ...
... most where warmeft wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And 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 ...
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