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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Page 19
... give ample space To narrow bounds . The grove receives us next ; Between the upright fhafts of whofe tall elms We may difcern the thresher at his task . Thump after thump , refounds the conftant flail , C 2 That That feems to fwing ...
... give ample space To narrow bounds . The grove receives us next ; Between the upright fhafts of whofe tall elms We may difcern the thresher at his task . Thump after thump , refounds the conftant flail , C 2 That That feems to fwing ...
Page 25
... gives the fair Sweet fmiles and bloom lefs tranfient than her own . It is the conftant revolution stale And tasteless , of the fame repeated joys , That palls and fatiates , and makes languid life A pedlar's pack , that bows the bearer ...
... gives the fair Sweet fmiles and bloom lefs tranfient than her own . It is the conftant revolution stale And tasteless , of the fame repeated joys , That palls and fatiates , and makes languid life A pedlar's pack , that bows the bearer ...
Page 37
... Gives more than female beauty to a stone , And Chatham's eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chiffel оссиру alone The pow'rs of fculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her equal care . D 3 With With nice ...
... Gives more than female beauty to a stone , And Chatham's eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chiffel оссиру alone The pow'rs of fculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her equal care . D 3 With With nice ...
Page 54
... In tempefts , quits his grafp upon the winds And gives them all their fury . Bids a plague Kindle a fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the breath of blooming health . He He calls for famine , and the meagre fiend Blows [ 54 ]
... In tempefts , quits his grafp upon the winds And gives them all their fury . Bids a plague Kindle a fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the breath of blooming health . He He calls for famine , and the meagre fiend Blows [ 54 ]
Page 59
... gives his direft foe a friend's embrace . And fhamed as we have been , to th ' very beard Braved and defied , and in our own fea proved Too weak for those decisive blows , that once Infured us maft'ry there , we yet retain Some small ...
... gives his direft foe a friend's embrace . And fhamed as we have been , to th ' very beard Braved and defied , and in our own fea proved Too weak for those decisive blows , that once Infured us maft'ry there , we yet retain Some small ...
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