Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
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... night : nor thefe alone , whoíe notes Nice fingered art muft emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim fublime In ftill repeated circles , fcreaming loud , The jay , the pie , and even the boding owl , That hails the ...
... night : nor thefe alone , whoíe notes Nice fingered art muft emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim fublime In ftill repeated circles , fcreaming loud , The jay , the pie , and even the boding owl , That hails the ...
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... nights without a groan . By ceaseless action all that is fubfifts . Conftant rotation of the unwearied wheel That nature rides upon maintains her health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An inftant's pause , and lives but while ...
... nights without a groan . By ceaseless action all that is fubfifts . Conftant rotation of the unwearied wheel That nature rides upon maintains her health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An inftant's pause , and lives but while ...
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... night . A tattered apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides , a gown More tattered still ; and both but ill conceal A bofom heaved with never - ceafing fighs . She begs an idle pin of all the meets , And hoards them in her ...
... night . A tattered apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides , a gown More tattered still ; and both but ill conceal A bofom heaved with never - ceafing fighs . She begs an idle pin of all the meets , And hoards them in her ...
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... 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 to compass ...
... 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 to compass ...
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... like mine . Yes - thou mayeft eat thy bread , and lick the hand That feeds thee ; thou mayeft frolic on the floor At evening , and at night retire secure To thy ftraw couch , and flumber unalarmed ; For BOOK III . 93 THE GARDEN .
... like mine . Yes - thou mayeft eat thy bread , and lick the hand That feeds thee ; thou mayeft frolic on the floor At evening , and at night retire secure To thy ftraw couch , and flumber unalarmed ; For BOOK III . 93 THE GARDEN .
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