Poems, Band 1J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church Yard, 1786 |
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... fhine , Bleft England ! if this happiness be thine . A. Guard what you say , the patriotic tribe Will fneer and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie . B 3 ...
... fhine , Bleft England ! if this happiness be thine . A. Guard what you say , the patriotic tribe Will fneer and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie . B 3 ...
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... fhine , To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the baseft kind , Proof of a trifling and a worthlefs mind . A. Hail Sternhold then and Hopkins hail ! B. Amen . If flatt'ry ...
... fhine , To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the baseft kind , Proof of a trifling and a worthlefs mind . A. Hail Sternhold then and Hopkins hail ! B. Amen . If flatt'ry ...
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... fhine in fable , and grace idle themes With all th ' embroid❜ry of poetic dreams ; ' Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That truth and mercy had reveal'd to man , And while the world befide , that plan unknown , Deified useless ...
... fhine in fable , and grace idle themes With all th ' embroid❜ry of poetic dreams ; ' Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That truth and mercy had reveal'd to man , And while the world befide , that plan unknown , Deified useless ...
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... , extending his tempeftuous arm , Thy Maker fills the nations with alarm , While his own Heav'n furveys the troubled fcene , And feels no change , unfhaken and ferene . Freedom , Freedom , in other lands fcarce known to fhine , ( 132 )
... , extending his tempeftuous arm , Thy Maker fills the nations with alarm , While his own Heav'n furveys the troubled fcene , And feels no change , unfhaken and ferene . Freedom , Freedom , in other lands fcarce known to fhine , ( 132 )
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William Cowper. Freedom , in other lands fcarce known to fhine , Pours out a flood of fplendour upon thine ; Thou haft as bright an int'reft in her rays , As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is , where no reftraint is ...
William Cowper. Freedom , in other lands fcarce known to fhine , Pours out a flood of fplendour upon thine ; Thou haft as bright an int'reft in her rays , As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is , where no reftraint is ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
againſt becauſe beneath beſt bleft boaſt breaſt caufe cauſe charms clofe cloſe courſe defign diftant divine dream earth eaſe elfe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faft fame faſhion fcene fcorn fear fecure feek feel feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhine fhow fide filent firſt fkies flave fleep flow'rs fmile folly fome fong foon form'd foul fpring ftands ftill fuch fupplied fure fweet grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs light loft luft mind moft moſt mufe mufic muft muſt nature never o'er once peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchool ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue wafte whofe whoſe wiſdom worfe
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 42 - 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 earn'd.
Seite 215 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own.
Seite 135 - 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.
Seite 341 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more.
Seite 43 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Seite 347 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.
Seite 342 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Seite 338 - For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more.
Seite 265 - 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.
Seite 202 - When one, that holds communion with the skies, Has filled his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles with us meaner things, 'Tis e'en as if an angel shook his wings ; Immortal fragrance fills the circuit wide, That tells us whence his treasures are supplied.