Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
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... 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 feel : 6 Book i . THE TAS K.
... 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 feel : 6 Book i . THE TAS K.
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... foul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By Book i . 21 THE SOFA .
... foul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By Book i . 21 THE SOFA .
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William Cowper. By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone feems worthy of the name . Good health , and its affociate in the most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous ...
William Cowper. By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone feems worthy of the name . Good health , and its affociate in the most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous ...
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... true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to compass earth again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive moft , and may perhaps thrive ...
... true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to compass earth again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive moft , and may perhaps thrive ...
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... fortunes , and partake Thy joys and forrows with as true a heart As any thund'rer there . And I can feel Thy follies too , and with a just disdain Frown Frown at effeminates , whofe very looks Reflect dishonor on 56 Book ii . THE TASK .
... fortunes , and partake Thy joys and forrows with as true a heart As any thund'rer there . And I can feel Thy follies too , and with a just disdain Frown Frown at effeminates , whofe very looks Reflect dishonor on 56 Book ii . THE TASK .
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