Poems,J. Johnson, 1803 - 363 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 85
Page
... nature superior to , and in fome inftances inimitable by , art . - The wearifomeness of what is commonly called a life of pleasure . - Change of Scene fometimes expedient . - A common defcribed , and the character of crazy Kate ...
... nature superior to , and in fome inftances inimitable by , art . - The wearifomeness of what is commonly called a life of pleasure . - Change of Scene fometimes expedient . - A common defcribed , and the character of crazy Kate ...
Page 3
... Nature's varnish ; fevered into stripes , That interlaced each other , these supplied Of texture firm a lattice - work , that braced The new machine , and it became a chair . But reftlefs was the chair ; the back erect Diftreffed the ...
... Nature's varnish ; fevered into stripes , That interlaced each other , these supplied Of texture firm a lattice - work , that braced The new machine , and it became a chair . But reftlefs was the chair ; the back erect Diftreffed the ...
Page 7
... worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire- Witness a joy that thou haft doubled long . Thou knoweft my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjured up To ferve BOOK I. 7 THE SOFA .
... worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire- Witness a joy that thou haft doubled long . Thou knoweft my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjured up To ferve BOOK I. 7 THE SOFA .
Page 9
... Nature . Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of fome far - fpreading wood Of ancient growth , make mufic not unlike ... Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter ftill , To footh and fatisfy BOOK I. 9 THE SOFA .
... Nature . Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of fome far - fpreading wood Of ancient growth , make mufic not unlike ... Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter ftill , To footh and fatisfy BOOK I. 9 THE SOFA .
Page 10
William Cowper. But animated nature sweeter ftill , To footh and fatisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one The live long night : nor thefe alone , whoíe notes Nice fingered art must emulate in vain , But ...
William Cowper. But animated nature sweeter ftill , To footh and fatisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one The live long night : nor thefe alone , whoíe notes Nice fingered art must emulate in vain , But ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt amuſed aſks Becauſe beneath beſt cauſe charms cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe eſcape facred fafe faft fame faſhion fear feek feel feem fhall fhine fide figh fight filent fince firft firſt fleep flower fome fong foon foul ftill ftream fuch grace happineſs heart heaven himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature never o'er once paſs pleaſe pleaſure praiſe purpoſe raiſed reft riſe ſcene ſchools ſcorn ſeaſon ſecure ſee ſeek ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſerve ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmall ſmile ſmooth ſome ſpare ſpeak ſpirit ſport ſpot ſpread ſpring ſtands ſtate ſtill ſuch ſweet tafte taſk thee their's themſelves theſe thine thoſe thou thouſand treaſure truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh worth
Popular passages
Page 317 - Wouldst softly speak and stroke my head and smile — Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart : the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
Page 197 - The night was winter in his roughest mood ; The morning sharp and clear. But now at noon Upon the southern side of the slant hills, And where the woods fence off the northern blast, The season smiles, resigning all its rage, And has the warmth of May. The vault is blue Without a cloud, and white without a speck The dazzling splendour of the scene below.
Page 119 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 220 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs. Else they are all — the meanest things that are, As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Page 41 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
Page 228 - To stroke his azure neck, or to receive The lambent homage of his arrowy tongue. All creatures worship man, and all mankind One Lord, one Father.
Page 121 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat. To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 354 - Puss was tamed by gentle usage; Tiney was not to be tamed at all ; and Bess had a courage and confidence that made him tame from the beginning. I always admitted them into the parlour after supper, when, the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols...
Page 328 - The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumps upon your back How he esteems your merit, Is such a friend, that one had need Be very much his friend indeed, .
Page 185 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own.