Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
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Page 11
... dreams of fancy , tranquil and fecure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated fcite forbids the wretch To drink fweet waters of the cryftal well ; He dips his bowl into the ...
... dreams of fancy , tranquil and fecure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated fcite forbids the wretch To drink fweet waters of the cryftal well ; He dips his bowl into the ...
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... dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death— And never smiled again ! and now the roams The dreary wafte ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong ...
... dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death— And never smiled again ! and now the roams The dreary wafte ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong ...
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... dream is paft ; and thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homeftall thatched with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And having feen our ftate , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of ...
... dream is paft ; and thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homeftall thatched with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And having feen our ftate , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of ...
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... dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Difinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far , ' tis true , but not for nought ; ހ And must be bribed ...
... dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Difinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far , ' tis true , but not for nought ; ހ And must be bribed ...
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... dreams Illufive of philofophy , fo called , But falfely . Sages after fages ftrove In vain to filter off a cryftal draught Pure from the lees , which often more enhanced The thirst than flaked it , and not seldom bred Intoxication and ...
... dreams Illufive of philofophy , fo called , But falfely . Sages after fages ftrove In vain to filter off a cryftal draught Pure from the lees , which often more enhanced The thirst than flaked it , and not seldom bred Intoxication and ...
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