The TaskJohn Sharpe ... By C. And C. Whittingham, Chiswick, 1825 - 215 pages |
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... Fair commands the song . Time was , when clothing sumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , our sires had none . As yet black breeches were not ; satin smooth , Or velvet soft , or plush with shaggy pile : The hardy chief ...
... Fair commands the song . Time was , when clothing sumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , our sires had none . As yet black breeches were not ; satin smooth , Or velvet soft , or plush with shaggy pile : The hardy chief ...
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... fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United yet divided , twain at once . So sit two kings of Brentford on one throne ; And so two citizens ...
... fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United yet divided , twain at once . So sit two kings of Brentford on one throne ; And so two citizens ...
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... fair prospect ; scenes that sooth'd Or charm'd me young , no longer young , I find Still soothing , and of power to charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast lock'd in ...
... fair prospect ; scenes that sooth'd Or charm'd me young , no longer young , I find Still soothing , and of power to charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast lock'd in ...
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... prompted by intense desire : Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find- He seeks them headlong , and is seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The 18 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... prompted by intense desire : Fair fields appear below , such as he left Far distant , such as he would die to find- He seeks them headlong , and is seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The 18 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... fair Sweet smiles , and bloom less transient than her own . It is the constant revolution , stale 1 And tasteless , of the same repeated joys , That palls , and satiates , and makes languid life A pedler's pack , that bows the bearer ...
... fair Sweet smiles , and bloom less transient than her own . It is the constant revolution , stale 1 And tasteless , of the same repeated joys , That palls , and satiates , and makes languid life A pedler's pack , that bows the bearer ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause cerning charge CHARLES ROLLS charms clime delights design'd distant divine dream e'en Earth ease fair fame fancy feed feel field of glory flower folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits give glory grace grave groves hand happy heart Heaven honour human JOHN SHARPE king labour learn'd less live lost lyre MARCH 25 mercy Mighty winds mind mischief nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once palmistry pass'd peace perhaps pleasures plebeian praise prize proud prove rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene schools scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound spare stroke sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas virtue WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise wonder worth youth