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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... I live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic that infeft the toe Of libertine excefs . The SOFA fuits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb Though Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : [ 6 ]
... I live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic that infeft the toe Of libertine excefs . The SOFA fuits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb Though Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : [ 6 ]
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... with that love of reft To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By [ 21 ] By restless undulation; ev'n the oak ...
... with that love of reft To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not fuch th ' alert and active . Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C 3 By [ 21 ] By restless undulation; ev'n the oak ...
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... true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone feems worthy of the name . Good health , and its affociate in the most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of ...
... true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone feems worthy of the name . Good health , and its affociate in the most , Good temper ; fpirits prompt to undertake , And not foon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of ...
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... true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to compass earth again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive moft , and may perhaps thrive ...
... true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to compass earth again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive moft , and may perhaps thrive ...
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... fortunes , and partake Thy joys and farrows with as true a heart As any thund'rer there . And I can feel Thy follies too , and with a juft disdain Frown Frown at effeminates , whofe very looks Reflect dishonor on [ 56 ]
... fortunes , and partake Thy joys and farrows with as true a heart As any thund'rer there . And I can feel Thy follies too , and with a juft disdain Frown Frown at effeminates , whofe very looks Reflect dishonor on [ 56 ]
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