Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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Page 85
... charge She needs herself correction ; needs to learn , That it is dangerous sporting with the world , With things so sacred as a nation's trust , The nurture of her youth , her dearest pledge . All are not such . I had a brother once ...
... charge She needs herself correction ; needs to learn , That it is dangerous sporting with the world , With things so sacred as a nation's trust , The nurture of her youth , her dearest pledge . All are not such . I had a brother once ...
Page 322
... charge ? If anxious only that their boys may learn , While morals languish , a despised concern , The great and small deserve one common blame , Different in size , but in effect the same . Much zeal in virtue's cause all teachers boast ...
... charge ? If anxious only that their boys may learn , While morals languish , a despised concern , The great and small deserve one common blame , Different in size , but in effect the same . Much zeal in virtue's cause all teachers boast ...
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... charge , they readily consented that their father , who saw it pining and growing leaner every day , should offer it to my acceptance . I was willing enough to take the prisoner under my protection , perceiving that , in the management ...
... charge , they readily consented that their father , who saw it pining and growing leaner every day , should offer it to my acceptance . I was willing enough to take the prisoner under my protection , perceiving that , in the management ...
Contents
THE TASK in Six Books | 1 |
Friendship 580 | 250 |
Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 393 | 273 |
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Æsop Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast bound breath cause charge charms creatures dæmons death deem delight distant divine dread dream earth ease ev'n fair fame fancy farewell flight fear feed feel fieldfare flowers folly fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy happy prisoners hast heard heart heaven honour human John Throckmorton labour less life's live lyre mind mischief mounted best nature nature's Nebaioth never numbers o'er once peace perhaps play pleasure plebeian praise prize Profusion proud prove rest rude sacred scene schools scorn seek seems sensual world shade shine skies smile song soon soul sound street's end suspiria sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER winds wisdom wise wisely store wonder worth youth