POEMS, Volume 1J. Johnson, St: Paulʻs Church-yard, 1798 |
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... thou- fands in a fimilar fituation ftill do ) that he should continue dissatisfied , with all the means appa- rently conducive to fatisfaction within his reach -But in due time , the cause of his disappoint- ment was discovered to him ...
... thou- fands in a fimilar fituation ftill do ) that he should continue dissatisfied , with all the means appa- rently conducive to fatisfaction within his reach -But in due time , the cause of his disappoint- ment was discovered to him ...
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... thou art fancy's nurse ; Loft without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic fong from thy free touch acquires Its cleareft tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where winter breathes his keenest air , And TABLE TALK . 13.
... thou art fancy's nurse ; Loft without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic fong from thy free touch acquires Its cleareft tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where winter breathes his keenest air , And TABLE TALK . 13.
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... . So Gideon earn'd a vict'ry not his own ; Subferviency his praife , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with ev'ry ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey 16 TABLE TALK .
... . So Gideon earn'd a vict'ry not his own ; Subferviency his praife , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with ev'ry ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey 16 TABLE TALK .
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... thou ftand'ft at bay . Undaunted ftill , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham fav'd thee ; but who faves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure fweeps along All that fhould be the boaft of British fong . ' Tis not the wreath ...
... thou ftand'ft at bay . Undaunted ftill , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham fav'd thee ; but who faves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure fweeps along All that fhould be the boaft of British fong . ' Tis not the wreath ...
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... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Gray - beard corrupter of our lift'ning youth , Το purge and fkim away the filth of vice , That , fo refin'd , it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy fon , To taint ...
... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Gray - beard corrupter of our lift'ning youth , Το purge and fkim away the filth of vice , That , fo refin'd , it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy fon , To taint ...
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