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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... thou haft doubled long . Thou know'ft my praise of nature moft fincere , And that my raptures are not conjured up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all .. How oft upon yon eminence , our pace Has ...
... thou haft doubled long . Thou know'ft my praise of nature moft fincere , And that my raptures are not conjured up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all .. How oft upon yon eminence , our pace Has ...
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... thou feeming fweet , Be still a pleafing object in my view , My visit still , but never mine abode . Not diftant far , a length of colonade Invites us . Monument of ancient taste , Now fcorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers ...
... thou feeming fweet , Be still a pleafing object in my view , My visit still , but never mine abode . Not diftant far , a length of colonade Invites us . Monument of ancient taste , Now fcorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers ...
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... thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homestall thatch'd with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And having feen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens ...
... thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homestall thatch'd with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And having feen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens ...
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... thou art ( for we return'd thee rude And ignorant , except of outward show ) I cannot think thee yet fo dull of heart And spiritless , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as foon as known . Methinks I fee thee ftraying on ...
... thou art ( for we return'd thee rude And ignorant , except of outward show ) I cannot think thee yet fo dull of heart And spiritless , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as foon as known . Methinks I fee thee ftraying on ...
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... Thou fool ! will thy difcov'ry of the cause Sufpend th ' effect or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means fince first he made the world , And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation lefs Than a ...
... Thou fool ! will thy difcov'ry of the cause Sufpend th ' effect or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means fince first he made the world , And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation lefs Than a ...
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