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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... hearts of ten thousand parents mourning under the bitterest of all disappointments , at- teft the truth of the allegation . His quarrel therefore is with the mischief at large , and not with any particular inftance of it . ARGUMENT ...
... hearts of ten thousand parents mourning under the bitterest of all disappointments , at- teft the truth of the allegation . His quarrel therefore is with the mischief at large , and not with any particular inftance of it . ARGUMENT ...
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... heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array . Upon the fhip's tall fide he ftands , poffefs'd With vifions prompted by intense defire ; Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He ...
... heart athirst To gaze at Nature in her green array . Upon the fhip's tall fide he ftands , poffefs'd With vifions prompted by intense defire ; Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He ...
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... heart Recoils from its own choice - at the full feaft Is famish'd - finds no mufic in the fong , No finartnefs in the jeft , and wonders why . Yet thousands ftill defire to journey on , Though halt and weary of the path they tread . The ...
... heart Recoils from its own choice - at the full feaft Is famish'd - finds no mufic in the fong , No finartnefs in the jeft , and wonders why . Yet thousands ftill defire to journey on , Though halt and weary of the path they tread . The ...
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... heart with woe . The earth was made fo various , that the mind Of defultory man , ftudious of change , And pleas'd with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects however lovely may be feen ' Till half their beauties fade ; the weary fight ...
... heart with woe . The earth was made fo various , that the mind Of defultory man , ftudious of change , And pleas'd with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects however lovely may be feen ' Till half their beauties fade ; the weary fight ...
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... woes and make the woods refound . Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the fylvan world ; And breathing wholesome air , and wand'ring much , Need * Need other physic none to heal th ' effects [ 31 ]
... woes and make the woods refound . Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the fylvan world ; And breathing wholesome air , and wand'ring much , Need * Need other physic none to heal th ' effects [ 31 ]
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