Poems, Volume 2John Sharpe, 1810 - 368 pages |
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... seen ; but perforated sore , And drill'd in holes , the solid oak is found , By worms voracious eating through and through . At length a generation more refin'd Improv'd the simple plan ; made three legs four , Gave them a twisted form ...
... seen ; but perforated sore , And drill'd in holes , the solid oak is found , By worms voracious eating through and through . At length a generation more refin'd Improv'd the simple plan ; made three legs four , Gave them a twisted form ...
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... seen . Hence the declivity is sharp and short , And such the reascent ; between them weeps A little naiad her impov'rish'd urn All summer long , which winter fills again . The folded gates would bar my progress now , But that the lord ...
... seen . Hence the declivity is sharp and short , And such the reascent ; between them weeps A little naiad her impov'rish'd urn All summer long , which winter fills again . The folded gates would bar my progress now , But that the lord ...
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... seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The low'ring eye , the petulance , the frown , And sullen sadness , that o'ershade , distort , And mar , the face of Beauty , when no cause For such immeasurable wo appears ...
... seen no more . The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The low'ring eye , the petulance , the frown , And sullen sadness , that o'ershade , distort , And mar , the face of Beauty , when no cause For such immeasurable wo appears ...
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... seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye ...
... seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye ...
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... seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our sports , And heard our music ; are thy simple friends , Thy simple fare , and all thy plain delights , As dear to thee as once ? And have thy ...
... seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our sports , And heard our music ; are thy simple friends , Thy simple fare , and all thy plain delights , As dear to thee as once ? And have thy ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast BOOK breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dread dream Earth ease ev'n ev'ry ev❜n 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 JOHN SHARPE KINGCUPS labour learn'd less life's live lost lov'd lyre Mighty winds mind moons saw nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps plac'd pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud prove rapture René Rapin 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 waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise worth youth
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Page 319 - 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 319 - 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. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return.
Page 322 - 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 233 - See Salem built, the labour of a God ! Bright as a sun the sacred city shines ; All kingdoms and all princes of the earth Flock to that light : the glory of all lands Flows into her ; unbounded is her joy, And endless her increase.
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 206 - And of an humbler growth, the other tall, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighbouring cypress, or more sable yew, Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf That the wind severs from the broken wave...
Page 223 - And taught a brute the way to safe revenge. i would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense, * Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Page 233 - 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 125 - I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, homeborn happiness, • And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening know...
Page 39 - Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax, That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colour'd like his own ; and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.