The Village Curate: A PoemJ. Johnson, 1790 - 144 страница |
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Againſt Alcanor applaud art thou bard behold beſt bloffom blood bluſh Britiſh bufy cauſe charms cheek cheerful cloſe deeds delight Dorothy E'en Eliza ev'ning ev'ry fafe faſhion faſt fcorn feek feen fhall fhed fhew fhore filent filk fings firſt fleep flow'r fmile fober fome fong fool foon foul fpring ftands ftill ftray fuch fuit fung fwain fweet gives grave happineſs happy harpsichord hear heart heav'n herſelf himſelf honeft honour Ifabel laugh lefs live loud maid morning mufe mufic muſe muſt night pains paſture pleaſe pleaſure poet praiſe pris'ner profe rofe round ſcarce ſee ſenſe ſhake ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhed ſmile ſmooth ſong ſpeed ſtand ſteal ſteps ſtill ſtrain ſtrange ſturdy ſweet taſk thee theſe thine thou thouſand thro toil tread Twas vaft vale Vex'd virtue walk whofe whoſe ye fair
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Страница 32 - Eliza come, and let us o'er the fields, Across the down, or through the shelving wood, Wind our uncertain way. Let fancy lead, And be it ours to follow, and admire, As well we may, the graces infinite Of nature.
Страница 57 - ... lane, To hear thy song so various, gentle bird, Sweet queen of night, transporting Philomel. I name thee not to give my feeble line A grace else wanted, for I love thy song, And often have I stood to hear it sung, When the clear moon, -with Cytherean smile Emerging from an eastern cloud, has shot A look of pure benevolence and joy Into the heart of night. Yes, I have stood And mark'd thy varied note, and frequent pause, Thy brisk and melancholy mood, with soul Sincerely pleas'd.
Страница 41 - Her solo anthem sung, and all who heard Content, joins in the chorus of the day. She, gentle heart, thinks it no pain to please, Nor, like the moody songsters of the world, Displays her talent, pleases, takes affront, And locks it up in envy.
Страница 40 - And by the way attend the cheerful sound Of woodland harmony, that always fills The merry vale between. How sweet the song Day's harbinger attunes ! I have not heard Such elegant divisions drawn from art. And what is he that...
Страница 46 - How good, how fair, how honourable 'tis To live by industry. The busy tribes Of bees so emulous are daily fed With heaven's peculiar manna. Tis for them, Unwearied alchymists, the blooming world Nectareous gold distils. And bounteous heav'n, Still to the diligent and active good, Their very labour makes the certain cause Of future wealth.
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Страница 45 - Who at the roof begins her golden work, And builds without foundation. How she toils, And still from bud to bud, from flow'r to flow'r, Travels the livelong day.
Страница 44 - Making rude courtlhip to his negro mate. Oh, he's a flatterer, and in his fong, If fuch it may be call'd, her charms recites« He tells her of her bofom black as jet, Her taper leg, her penetrating eye, Her length of beak, her foft and filky wing, Her voice fo tunable ; then waddles round, Begins again, and hopes fhe will be kind. But all in vain. Alarm'd he claps his wing, And flies ; (he, much againft her will, purlues.