PoemsJ. Johnson, 1792 - 266 pages |
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Page 59
... faith , and fond surprise ! Let thefe , in fairy colours drest , For ever share my careless breast : Then , tho ' wife I may not be , The wife themselves fhall envy me . THE ORIGIN OF SONG - WRITING * . Illic indocto TO WISDOM . 59.
... faith , and fond surprise ! Let thefe , in fairy colours drest , For ever share my careless breast : Then , tho ' wife I may not be , The wife themselves fhall envy me . THE ORIGIN OF SONG - WRITING * . Illic indocto TO WISDOM . 59.
Page 93
... faith is here , no fure repofe ; An armed truce is all this nation knows : The rage of battle works , when battles cease ; And wars are brooding in the lap of peace . Since CESAR wills , and I a wretch must be OVID TO HIS WIFE . 93.
... faith is here , no fure repofe ; An armed truce is all this nation knows : The rage of battle works , when battles cease ; And wars are brooding in the lap of peace . Since CESAR wills , and I a wretch must be OVID TO HIS WIFE . 93.
Page 125
... faith , whofe hopes are one ! To each , the foul of each how dear , What jealous love , what holy fear ! How doth the generous flame within Refine from earth and cleanfe from fin ! Their ftreaming tears together flow For human guilt and ...
... faith , whofe hopes are one ! To each , the foul of each how dear , What jealous love , what holy fear ! How doth the generous flame within Refine from earth and cleanfe from fin ! Their ftreaming tears together flow For human guilt and ...
Page 92
... faith taught them to venerate , afforded a fhel- ter for those valuable manufcripts , which must otherwise have been destroyed in the common wreck . At the revival of learn- ing , they were produced from their dor- mitories . A copy of ...
... faith taught them to venerate , afforded a fhel- ter for those valuable manufcripts , which must otherwise have been destroyed in the common wreck . At the revival of learn- ing , they were produced from their dor- mitories . A copy of ...
Page 103
... faith and cha- rity in the thirteenth century , who were affociated for the purpose of fuppreffing those bands of robbers which infefted the public roads in France ; the brethren of the order of the redemption , for redeem- ing flaves ...
... faith and cha- rity in the thirteenth century , who were affociated for the purpose of fuppreffing those bands of robbers which infefted the public roads in France ; the brethren of the order of the redemption , for redeem- ing flaves ...
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againſt amidſt arms beauty beneath bleffings Bleft bofom breaſt breath careleſs ceaſe character charms Comedy courſe defire eaſe epic poetry eſtabliſhment eyes facred fafe faid fair fame faſhion fect feel feems fenfe fentiment fhade fhall fhining fhould fighs filent firſt flame flowers foft folemn fome fond fong fons foon forrow foul fource fpirit friendſhip ftill ftream ftrong fubject fuch fuffering fure fwell Gondibert grace heart heaven himſelf inſpires intereft leaſt lefs loft lov'd maid meaſure mind moft moſt Mufe Muſe muſt never nymph o'er obferved Ofwald ourſelves paffion perfon pity pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praiſe racters raiſe reaſon refpect reigns reſt rifing ſcenes Scythian ſhall ſhare ſhe ſkies ſky ſmiles ſoft ſpread ſpring ſtate ſteps ſtill ſweet taſte tears tender thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro toil trembling uſe vex'd virgin band virtue whofe whoſe
Popular passages
Page 63 - Was it in order to raise a fortune that you consumed the sprightly hours of youth in study and retirement? Was it to be rich that you grew pale over the midnight lamp, and distilled the sweetness from the Greek and Roman spring?
Page 143 - Invoke thy dread perfection? Have the broad eye-lids of the morn beheld thee? Or does the beamy shoulder of Orion Support thy throne?
Page 131 - GOD of my life, and author of my days ! Permit my feeble voice to lisp thy praise, And, trembling, take upon a mortal tongue That hallowed name to harps of seraphs sung. Yet here the brightest seraphs could no more Than veil their faces, tremble, and adore. Worms, angels, men, in every different sphere, Are equal all ; for all are nothing here.
Page 126 - COME ! said Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make my paths your choice ; I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 2 Thou, who houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste...
Page 100 - Now let me sit beneath the whitening thorn, And mark thy spreading tints steal o'er the dale : And watch with patient eye Thy fair unfolding charms.
Page 66 - And why can you not ? What hinders you from discarding this troublesome scrupulosity of yours which stands so grievously in your way? If it be a small thing to enjoy a healthful mind, sound at the very core, that does not shrink from the keenest inspection; inward freedom from remorse and...
Page 27 - I sat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with moss, where the rustling of the falling leaves, the dashing of waters, and the hum of the distant city, soothed my mind into the most perfect tranquillity ; and sleep insensibly stole upon...
Page 116 - So the pure limpid stream, when foul with stains Of rushing torrents and descending rains. Works itself clear, and as it runs, refines; Till, by degrees, the floating mirror shines, Reflects each flower that on the border grows. And a new heaven in Its fair bosom shows.
Page 33 - ... fiery and irregular in all his motions. His name was Genius. He darted like an eagle up the mountain, and left his companions gazing after him with envy and admiration : but his progress was unequal, and interrupted by a thousand caprices. When Pleasure warbled in the valley, he mingled in her train.
Page 38 - I am found, said she, in the vale, and I illuminate the mountain : I cheer the cottager at his toil, and inspire the sage at his meditation. I mingle in the crowd of cities, and bless the hermit in his cell. I have a temple in every heart that owns my influence ; and to him that wishes for me I am already present. Science may raise...