Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
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... ease ; The flippery feat betrayed the fliding part , That preffed it , and the feet hung dangling down , Anxious in vain to find the diftant floor . These for the rich : the reft , whom fate had placett In modeft mediocrity , content ...
... ease ; The flippery feat betrayed the fliding part , That preffed it , and the feet hung dangling down , Anxious in vain to find the diftant floor . These for the rich : the reft , whom fate had placett In modeft mediocrity , content ...
Page 4
... ease . But , rude at first , and not with easy flope Receding wide , they preffed against the ribs , And bruised the fide ; and , elevated high , Taught the raised shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elapfed or ever our rugged ...
... ease . But , rude at first , and not with easy flope Receding wide , they preffed against the ribs , And bruised the fide ; and , elevated high , Taught the raised shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elapfed or ever our rugged ...
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... ease , or leaps the fence , That play of lungs , inhaling and again Refpiring freely the fresh air , that makes Swift pace or steep ascent no toil to me , Mine have not pilfered yet ; nor yet impaired My relish of fair profpect ; fcenes ...
... ease , or leaps the fence , That play of lungs , inhaling and again Refpiring freely the fresh air , that makes Swift pace or steep ascent no toil to me , Mine have not pilfered yet ; nor yet impaired My relish of fair profpect ; fcenes ...
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... ease . The fedentary ftretch their lazy length When cuftom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deferted of its bloom , the flaccid , fhrunk , And withered mufcle , and the vapid foul ...
... ease . The fedentary ftretch their lazy length When cuftom bids , but no refreshment find , For none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deferted of its bloom , the flaccid , fhrunk , And withered mufcle , and the vapid foul ...
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... ease , when courted moft , Fartheft retires - an idol , at whose shrine Who ofteneft facrifice are favoured leaft . The love of Nature , and the scenes she draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there fhould be found , Who , felf ...
... ease , when courted moft , Fartheft retires - an idol , at whose shrine Who ofteneft facrifice are favoured leaft . The love of Nature , and the scenes she draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there fhould be found , Who , felf ...
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