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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... ob- jections are fuch as naturally apply themselves to fchools in general . If there were not , as for the moft part there is , wilful neglect in those who manage them , and an ADVERTISEMENT . an omiffion even of such discipline as they.
... ob- jections are fuch as naturally apply themselves to fchools in general . If there were not , as for the moft part there is , wilful neglect in those who manage them , and an ADVERTISEMENT . an omiffion even of such discipline as they.
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... Those barb'rous ages paft , fucceeded next The birth - day of invention , weak at first , Dull in defign , and clumsy to perform . Joint - ftools were then created ; on three legs Upborne they stood . Three legs upholding firm A maffy ...
... Those barb'rous ages paft , fucceeded next The birth - day of invention , weak at first , Dull in defign , and clumsy to perform . Joint - ftools were then created ; on three legs Upborne they stood . Three legs upholding firm A maffy ...
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... those that I describe . Nor rural fights alone , but rural founds Exhilarate the fpirit , and reftore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of fome far - fpreading wood Of ancient growth , make mufic not unlike ...
... those that I describe . Nor rural fights alone , but rural founds Exhilarate the fpirit , and reftore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of fome far - fpreading wood Of ancient growth , make mufic not unlike ...
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... 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'd off by cruel chance ; From gaiety that fills the bones with pain ...
... 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'd off by cruel chance ; From gaiety that fills the bones with pain ...
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... those honors , and farewell with them The hope of fuch hereafter . They have fall'n Each in his field of glory : One in arms , And one in council . Wolfe upon the lap Of Of smiling victory that moment won , And Chatham , [ 57 ]
... those honors , and farewell with them The hope of fuch hereafter . They have fall'n Each in his field of glory : One in arms , And one in council . Wolfe upon the lap Of Of smiling victory that moment won , And Chatham , [ 57 ]
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