Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
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... beneath . The chequered earth feems restless as a flood Brushed by the wind . So fportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and funshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the ...
... beneath . The chequered earth feems restless as a flood Brushed by the wind . So fportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and funshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the ...
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... beneath a wrinkled front The veteran shows , and , gracing a gray beard With youthful fmiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and old almost without decay . Like a coy maiden , ease , when courted moft , Fartheft retires - an ...
... beneath a wrinkled front The veteran shows , and , gracing a gray beard With youthful fmiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly , and old almost without decay . Like a coy maiden , ease , when courted moft , Fartheft retires - an ...
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... Beneath the open fky the spreads the feaft ; " Tis free to all - ' tis every day renewed ; Who fcorns it ftarves defervedly at home . He does not fcorn it , who , imprisoned long In fome unwholefome dungeon , and a prey To fallow ...
... Beneath the open fky the spreads the feaft ; " Tis free to all - ' tis every day renewed ; Who fcorns it ftarves defervedly at home . He does not fcorn it , who , imprisoned long In fome unwholefome dungeon , and a prey To fallow ...
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... ? That honour has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , faturate with dew , Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of 22 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... ? That honour has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay - the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , faturate with dew , Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of 22 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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William Cowper. Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - spring overshoot his humble nest . The peasant too , a witness of his fong , Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those , Whofe head ...
William Cowper. Beneath the rofy cloud , while yet the beams Of day - spring overshoot his humble nest . The peasant too , a witness of his fong , Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those , Whofe head ...
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