Poems: The task, a poem, ... to which are added, by the same author, an Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq. Tirocinium, or a Review of Schools, and the History of John Gilpin. 2J. Johnson, 1785 |
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... deep in mofs and flow'ry thyme We mount again , and feel at ev'ry step Our foot half funk in hillocks green and foft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the foil . He not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures earth , and ...
... deep in mofs and flow'ry thyme We mount again , and feel at ev'ry step Our foot half funk in hillocks green and foft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the foil . He not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures earth , and ...
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... deep , Towards th ' Antarctic . Ev'n the favor'd ifles So lately found , although the constant fun Cheer all their feafons with a grateful fmile , Can boast but little virtue ; and inert Through plenty , lofe in morals , what they gain ...
... deep , Towards th ' Antarctic . Ev'n the favor'd ifles So lately found , although the constant fun Cheer all their feafons with a grateful fmile , Can boast but little virtue ; and inert Through plenty , lofe in morals , what they gain ...
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... deep , A prince with half his people . Ancient tow'rs , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive fhades of death , Fall prone ; the pale inhabitants come forth ...
... deep , A prince with half his people . Ancient tow'rs , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive fhades of death , Fall prone ; the pale inhabitants come forth ...
Page 52
... erwhelm him : or if ftormy winds . Rife not , the waters of the deep shall rife , And needing none affiftance of the ftorm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . The The earth fhall shake him out of all his holds [ 52 ]
... erwhelm him : or if ftormy winds . Rife not , the waters of the deep shall rife , And needing none affiftance of the ftorm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . The The earth fhall shake him out of all his holds [ 52 ]
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... deep mischief , has itself a cause . In colleges and halls , in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety and truth Were precious , and inculcated with care , There dwelt a fage call'd Difcipline . His head Not yet by time ...
... deep mischief , has itself a cause . In colleges and halls , in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety and truth Were precious , and inculcated with care , There dwelt a fage call'd Difcipline . His head Not yet by time ...
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