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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... And range an Indian wafte without a tree . * Thanks to Benevolus - he fpares me yet * John Courtney Throckmorton , Efq . of Wefton Underwood . Thefe These chefnuts ranged in correfponding lines , And though himself [ 14 I.
... And range an Indian wafte without a tree . * Thanks to Benevolus - he fpares me yet * John Courtney Throckmorton , Efq . of Wefton Underwood . Thefe These chefnuts ranged in correfponding lines , And though himself [ 14 I.
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... himself so polish'd , ftill reprieves The obfolete prolixity of shade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too fast ) A fudden steep , upon a rustic bridge We pass a gulph in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs , stooping as if ...
... himself so polish'd , ftill reprieves The obfolete prolixity of shade . Defcending now ( but cautious , left too fast ) A fudden steep , upon a rustic bridge We pass a gulph in which the willows dip Their pendent boughs , stooping as if ...
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... himself Beats in the breaft of man , that ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in ...
... himself Beats in the breaft of man , that ev'n a few Few tranfient years won from th ' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , feem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye , And posted on this fpeculative height Exults in ...
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... Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those Whose head - aches nail them to a noon - day bed ; And fave me too from theirs whofe haggard eyes Flash desperation , and betray their pangs For property ftripp ...
... Himself a fongfter , is as gay as he . But fave me from the gaiety of those Whose head - aches nail them to a noon - day bed ; And fave me too from theirs whofe haggard eyes Flash desperation , and betray their pangs For property ftripp ...
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... himself , Self - banish'd from fociety , prefer Such fqualid floth to honorable toil . Yet even thefe , though feigning sickness oft They fwathe the forehead , drag the limping limb And vex their flesh with artificial fores , Can change ...
... himself , Self - banish'd from fociety , prefer Such fqualid floth to honorable toil . Yet even thefe , though feigning sickness oft They fwathe the forehead , drag the limping limb And vex their flesh with artificial fores , Can change ...
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