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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... night : nor thefe alone whofe notes Nice - finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that fwim fublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing ...
... night : nor thefe alone whofe notes Nice - finger'd art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that fwim fublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing ...
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... nights without a groan . By ceafelefs action , all that is , fubfifts . Conftant rotation of th ' unwearied wheel That nature rides upon , maintains her health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An inftant's pause , and lives but ...
... nights without a groan . By ceafelefs action , all that is , fubfifts . Conftant rotation of th ' unwearied wheel That nature rides upon , maintains her health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An inftant's pause , and lives but ...
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... fpends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides a gown More More tatter'd ftill ; and both but ill conceal A [ 29 1.
... fpends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides a gown More More tatter'd ftill ; and both but ill conceal A [ 29 1.
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... night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Difinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to compass earth ...
... night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Difinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to compass earth ...
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... beneath a roof like mine . Yes - thou mayft eat thy bread , and lick the hand That feeds thee ; thou may'ft frolic on the floor At evening , and at night retire secure 3 9 Ta To thy ftraw - couch , and flumber unalarm'd . [ 108 ]
... beneath a roof like mine . Yes - thou mayft eat thy bread , and lick the hand That feeds thee ; thou may'ft frolic on the floor At evening , and at night retire secure 3 9 Ta To thy ftraw - couch , and flumber unalarm'd . [ 108 ]
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