Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... Thee , gentle favage ! whom no love of thee Or thine , but curiofity perhaps , Or elfe vain glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to fhow thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and ...
... Thee , gentle favage ! whom no love of thee Or thine , but curiofity perhaps , Or elfe vain glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to fhow thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and ...
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... thee yet fo dull of heart And spiritlefs , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as soon as known . Methinks I see thee ftraying on the beach , And asking of the furge that bathes thy foot If ever it has wash'd our distant ...
... thee yet fo dull of heart And spiritlefs , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as soon as known . Methinks I see thee ftraying on the beach , And asking of the furge that bathes thy foot If ever it has wash'd our distant ...
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William Cowper. But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And fends thee to thy cabbin , well - prepar'd To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good ...
William Cowper. But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And fends thee to thy cabbin , well - prepar'd To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good ...
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... thee , would not hold thee fast Freedom ! whom they that lofe thee , fo regret , That ev'n a judgment making way for thee , Seems in their eyes , a mercy , for thy fake . Such evil fin hath wrought ; and such a flame Kindled in heaven ...
... thee , would not hold thee fast Freedom ! whom they that lofe thee , fo regret , That ev'n a judgment making way for thee , Seems in their eyes , a mercy , for thy fake . Such evil fin hath wrought ; and such a flame Kindled in heaven ...
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... thee . Happy the man who fees a God employed In all the good and ill that checquer life ! Refolving all events , with their effects And manifold results , into the will E 3 And And arbitration wife of the Supreme . Did not his Book ii ...
... thee . Happy the man who fees a God employed In all the good and ill that checquer life ! Refolving all events , with their effects And manifold results , into the will E 3 And And arbitration wife of the Supreme . Did not his Book ii ...
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