Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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William Cowper. Now basket up the family of plagues , That waste our vitals ; peculation , sale Of honour , perjury , corruption , frauds By forgery , by subterfuge of law , By tricks and lies as numerous and as keen As the necessities ...
William Cowper. Now basket up the family of plagues , That waste our vitals ; peculation , sale Of honour , perjury , corruption , frauds By forgery , by subterfuge of law , By tricks and lies as numerous and as keen As the necessities ...
Page 246
... , and within his reach A scene so friendly to his favourite task , Would waste attention at the chequered board , His host of wooden warriors to and fro Marching and countermarching , with an eye As fixt as 246 . BOOK VI . THE TASK .
... , and within his reach A scene so friendly to his favourite task , Would waste attention at the chequered board , His host of wooden warriors to and fro Marching and countermarching , with an eye As fixt as 246 . BOOK VI . THE TASK .
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... waste ? Sad waste ! for which no after thrift atones : The grave admits no cure for guilt or sin ; Dew - drops may deck the turf that hides the bones , But tears of godly grief ne'er flow within . Learn then , ye living ! by the mouths ...
... waste ? Sad waste ! for which no after thrift atones : The grave admits no cure for guilt or sin ; Dew - drops may deck the turf that hides the bones , But tears of godly grief ne'er flow within . Learn then , ye living ! by the mouths ...
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