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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 76
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The British Muse: Or, A Collection of Thoughts, Moral, Natural, and Sublime ...

Thomas Hayward - 1737 - 334 pages
...To move, but doth, if th' other do. And tho' h in the center fit, Yet when the other far doth roam, Such wilt thou be to me, who muft Like th' other foot, obliquely run ; It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ereft, as that comes home. Thy firmnefs makes my circle...
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The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ...

William Oldys - 1740 - 326 pages
...circle juft, ' - ' And makes me end where I begun. It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ereft, as that comes home Such wilt thou be to me, who muft Like th'- other foot, obliquely run ; It is as if a night fhould made noon-day, 7 '** Or that the fun was here, but forc'd away; And we...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...th^ centre fit, Yet when the other far do.th roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows ere&, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who muft Like tli' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmnefs makes my cirele juft, And mak.es me end, where I begun....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...the centre fif, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows ereft as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who muft...th' other foot obliquely run,. Thy firmnefs makes my circle juft, And makes me end where I begun. In all thefe examples it is apparent, that whatever is...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 23-24

John Bell - 1799 - 402 pages
...To move, but doth if th' other do. And tlio' it in the centre sit, Yet when the other tar doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows erect as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me who must. Like th' other foot, obliquely run : Thy firmness makes my circle jus», And makes me end where...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...move, but doth, if th' ottur do. A And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roarr, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to m», who must Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end,...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...but doth, if i\i other do. And \ And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roatr, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to m?, who must Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end,...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must .Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end'where...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I...
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