Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1788 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 33
Page 10
... whose novelty furvives Long knowledge and the fcrutiny of years . Praife juftly due to thofe that I describe . Nor rural fights alone , but rural founds Exhilarate the fpirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds ...
... whose novelty furvives Long knowledge and the fcrutiny of years . Praife juftly due to thofe that I describe . Nor rural fights alone , but rural founds Exhilarate the fpirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds ...
Page 19
... Between the upright fhafts of whose tall elms We may difcern the thresher at his task . Thump after thump , refounds the conftant flail , C 2 That That feems to fwing uncertain , and yet falls Full Book i . 1 THES OF A. 19.
... Between the upright fhafts of whose tall elms We may difcern the thresher at his task . Thump after thump , refounds the conftant flail , C 2 That That feems to fwing uncertain , and yet falls Full Book i . 1 THES OF A. 19.
Page 22
... whose shrine Who oft'neft facrifice are favor'd least . The love of Nature , and the scenes fhe draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there fhould be found , Who , felf - imprifon'd in their proud faloons , Renounce the odors of the ...
... whose shrine Who oft'neft facrifice are favor'd least . The love of Nature , and the scenes fhe draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there fhould be found , Who , felf - imprifon'd in their proud faloons , Renounce the odors of the ...
Page 27
... Whose head - aches nail them to a noon - day bed ; And fave me too from theirs whofe haggard eyes Flash desperation , and betray their pangs For property ftripp'd off by cruel chance ; From gaiety that fills the bones with pain , The ...
... Whose head - aches nail them to a noon - day bed ; And fave me too from theirs whofe haggard eyes Flash desperation , and betray their pangs For property ftripp'd off by cruel chance ; From gaiety that fills the bones with pain , The ...
Page 53
... whose fast - anchor'd isle Moved not , while their's was rock'd like a light skiff , The sport of ev'ry wave ? No : none are clear , And none than we more guilty . But where all Stand chargeable with guilt , and to the shafts Of wrath ...
... whose fast - anchor'd isle Moved not , while their's was rock'd like a light skiff , The sport of ev'ry wave ? No : none are clear , And none than we more guilty . But where all Stand chargeable with guilt , and to the shafts Of wrath ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt aſk beneath beſt boaſt cauſe cloſe conſcious courſe defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fame faſhion faſt fatire fcene fcorn feed feek feel feems feen fhall fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fleep flow'r foft folly fome fong foon form'd foul ftill fuch fweet Gilpin grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf houſe itſelf juft juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reſt ſcene ſchools ſeaſon ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſome ſpare ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſtands ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſtroke ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth unleſs uſe virtue whofe whoſe wind wiſdom wiſh worth