Poems, Volume 1Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 - English poetry |
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Page 64
... trifler by . Both baby - featured , and of infant size , Viewed from a distance , and with heedless eyes , Folly and innocence are so alike , The difference , though essential , fails to strike . Yet folly ever has a vacant stare , A ...
... trifler by . Both baby - featured , and of infant size , Viewed from a distance , and with heedless eyes , Folly and innocence are so alike , The difference , though essential , fails to strike . Yet folly ever has a vacant stare , A ...
Page 132
... trifler dreams himself alone , 1 Frames many a purpose , and God works his own . States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane , Even as his will and his decrees ordain ; While honour , virtue , piety bear sway , They flourish ; and as ...
... trifler dreams himself alone , 1 Frames many a purpose , and God works his own . States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane , Even as his will and his decrees ordain ; While honour , virtue , piety bear sway , They flourish ; and as ...
Page 148
... trifler's tongue , Or serves the champion in forensic war To flourish and parade with at the bar . Pleasure herself perhaps suggests a plea , If interest move thee , to persuade even thee ; By every charm , that smiles upon her face ...
... trifler's tongue , Or serves the champion in forensic war To flourish and parade with at the bar . Pleasure herself perhaps suggests a plea , If interest move thee , to persuade even thee ; By every charm , that smiles upon her face ...
Page 211
... trifler with his boasted skill Toils much , and is a solemn trifler still : Blind was he born , and his misguided eyes Grown dim in trifling studies , blind he dies . Self - knowledge truly learned of course implies The rich CHARITY . 211.
... trifler with his boasted skill Toils much , and is a solemn trifler still : Blind was he born , and his misguided eyes Grown dim in trifling studies , blind he dies . Self - knowledge truly learned of course implies The rich CHARITY . 211.
Page 254
... trifler under rigorous sway , But gives it usefulness unknown before , And , purifying , makes it shine the more . A Christian's wit is inoffensive light , A beam that aids , but never grieves the sight ; Vigorous in age as in the flush ...
... trifler under rigorous sway , But gives it usefulness unknown before , And , purifying , makes it shine the more . A Christian's wit is inoffensive light , A beam that aids , but never grieves the sight ; Vigorous in age as in the flush ...
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