The Works of the English Poets, Volume 53J. Rivington, 1779 - 344 pages |
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Page 90
... wonder , and with filent joy , The fprightly fcene ; where many a bufy hand , Where fpoles , cards , wheels , and looms , with motion quick , And ever - murmuring found , th ' unwonted fenfe Wrap in furprize . To fee them all employ'd ...
... wonder , and with filent joy , The fprightly fcene ; where many a bufy hand , Where fpoles , cards , wheels , and looms , with motion quick , And ever - murmuring found , th ' unwonted fenfe Wrap in furprize . To fee them all employ'd ...
Page 118
... wonder ; when , In every province , firm and level roads , And long canals , and navigable streams , Ever , with eafe , conduct the works of toil To fure and speedy markets , through the length Of many a crowded region , many a clime ...
... wonder ; when , In every province , firm and level roads , And long canals , and navigable streams , Ever , with eafe , conduct the works of toil To fure and speedy markets , through the length Of many a crowded region , many a clime ...
Page 136
... wonder of the eye ! Or fwift adown a mountain tall : A foaming cataract's founding fall ; Whose loud roaring ftuns the ear Of the wondering traveller ! Or a calm and quiet bay , And a level fhining fea ! Or furges rough , that froth ...
... wonder of the eye ! Or fwift adown a mountain tall : A foaming cataract's founding fall ; Whose loud roaring ftuns the ear Of the wondering traveller ! Or a calm and quiet bay , And a level fhining fea ! Or furges rough , that froth ...
Page 138
... wonder and delight , Slow read I Gideon with a greedy eye ! Like a pleas'd traveller that lingers fweet On fome fair and lofty plain Where the fun does brightly fhine , And glorious prospects all around him lie ! On Gideon's pages ...
... wonder and delight , Slow read I Gideon with a greedy eye ! Like a pleas'd traveller that lingers fweet On fome fair and lofty plain Where the fun does brightly fhine , And glorious prospects all around him lie ! On Gideon's pages ...
Page 140
... wonder , mend my will ! Calm would my paffions grow ; -my lot would please ; And my fick foul might think itself to case ! But , to the future while I ftrain my eye , Each prefent good flips , undistinguish'd , by . Still , what I would ...
... wonder , mend my will ! Calm would my paffions grow ; -my lot would please ; And my fick foul might think itself to case ! But , to the future while I ftrain my eye , Each prefent good flips , undistinguish'd , by . Still , what I would ...
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