Poems, Volume 2Timothy Bedlington, 1826 |
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... school . His objections are such as naturally apply themselves to schools in ge- neral . If there were not , as for the most part there is , wilful neglect in those who manage them , and an omission even of such discipline as they are ...
... school . His objections are such as naturally apply themselves to schools in ge- neral . If there were not , as for the most part there is , wilful neglect in those who manage them , and an omission even of such discipline as they are ...
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... Schools , To the Reverend Mr. Newton , On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture out of 123 155 - ib . · 180 Norfolk ... School at Ol- 205 ney , · 206 208 Stanzas subjoined to a Pill of Mortality for the year.
... Schools , To the Reverend Mr. Newton , On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture out of 123 155 - ib . · 180 Norfolk ... School at Ol- 205 ney , · 206 208 Stanzas subjoined to a Pill of Mortality for the year.
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... growth 596 600 605 610 Of wisdom , proves a school , in which he learns Sly circumvention , unrelenting hate , 615 Mean self - attachment , and scarce aught beside . Thus fare the shiv'ring natives of the north , And THE SOFA . 23.
... growth 596 600 605 610 Of wisdom , proves a school , in which he learns Sly circumvention , unrelenting hate , 615 Mean self - attachment , and scarce aught beside . Thus fare the shiv'ring natives of the north , And THE SOFA . 23.
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... school , Spent all his force , and made no proselyte ) — I say the pulpit ( in the sober use 325 330 Must stand acknowledg'd , while the world shall stand , Of its legitimate peculiar pow'rs ) The most important and effectual guard ...
... school , Spent all his force , and made no proselyte ) — I say the pulpit ( in the sober use 325 330 Must stand acknowledg'd , while the world shall stand , Of its legitimate peculiar pow'rs ) The most important and effectual guard ...
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... schools dismiss'd , And colleges , untaught : sells accent , tone , And emphasis in score , and gives to pray'r Th ' adagio and andante it demands . 360 He grinds divinity of other days Down into modern use ; transforms old print To ...
... schools dismiss'd , And colleges , untaught : sells accent , tone , And emphasis in score , and gives to pray'r Th ' adagio and andante it demands . 360 He grinds divinity of other days Down into modern use ; transforms old print To ...
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Aspasio beauty BEDLINGTON beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause charms death delight design'd distant divine domestick dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ning ev'ry fair fame fancy fear feed feel flow'r folly form'd fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart Heav'n honour hope human JOSEPH HILL labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre magick Mighty winds mind muse musick nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps plac'd pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud prove publick quake rapture rest rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shade shine skies sleep sloth smile Sofa song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise worth youth
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Page 30 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
Page 77 - 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 182 - Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss ; Ah, that maternal smile, it answers yes ! I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was.
Page 181 - Faithful remembrancer of one so dear, 0 welcome guest, though unexpected here ! Who bidst me honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own ; And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she.
Page 144 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry " Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us-! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy ; Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Page 55 - My panting side was charged, when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades. There was I found by one who had Himself Been hurt by th
Page 13 - But cawing rooks, and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles, screaming loud, The jay, the pie, and e'en the boding owl, That hails the rising moon, have charms for me. Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh, Yet heard in scenes where peace for ever reigns, And only there, please highly for their sake.
Page 29 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Page 139 - 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 183 - 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. But no ; what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.