Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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... wrong and outrage , with which earth is filled . There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart , It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax , That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his ...
... wrong and outrage , with which earth is filled . There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart , It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax , That falls asunder at the touch of fire . He finds his ...
Page 169
... wrong . The plump convivial parson often bears The magisterial sword in vain , and lays His reverence and his worship both to rest On the same cushion of habitual sloth . Perhaps timidity BOOK IV . 169 WINTER EVENING .
... wrong . The plump convivial parson often bears The magisterial sword in vain , and lays His reverence and his worship both to rest On the same cushion of habitual sloth . Perhaps timidity BOOK IV . 169 WINTER EVENING .
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... wrong , Disturbs the economy of nature's realm , Who , when she formed , designed them an abode . The sum is this . If man's convenience , health , Or safety , interfere , his rights and claims Are paramount , and must extinguish ...
... wrong , Disturbs the economy of nature's realm , Who , when she formed , designed them an abode . The sum is this . If man's convenience , health , Or safety , interfere , his rights and claims Are paramount , and must extinguish ...
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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