The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, ..George Kearsley, 1789 - 212 страница |
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... friend , nor thou refuse his aid , Still foe to vice , forfake his Cambrian shade ; In virtue's cause once more exert his rage , Thy fatire point , and animate thy page . THE C 3 THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES . IN IMITATION OF THE [ 21 ]
... friend , nor thou refuse his aid , Still foe to vice , forfake his Cambrian shade ; In virtue's cause once more exert his rage , Thy fatire point , and animate thy page . THE C 3 THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES . IN IMITATION OF THE [ 21 ]
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... rage of pow'r , And leaves the wealthy traitor in the Tow'r , Untouch'd his cottage , and his flumbers found , Tho ' confifcation's vultures hover round . The needy traveller , ferene and gay , Walks the wild heath , and fings his toil ...
... rage of pow'r , And leaves the wealthy traitor in the Tow'r , Untouch'd his cottage , and his flumbers found , Tho ' confifcation's vultures hover round . The needy traveller , ferene and gay , Walks the wild heath , and fings his toil ...
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... , And scarce a legacy can bribe to hear ; The watchful guests ftill hint the last offence , The daughter's petulance , the fon's expence , * Ver . 188 . -288 . Improve Improve his heady rage with treach'rous skill , And mould [ 32 ]
... , And scarce a legacy can bribe to hear ; The watchful guests ftill hint the last offence , The daughter's petulance , the fon's expence , * Ver . 188 . -288 . Improve Improve his heady rage with treach'rous skill , And mould [ 32 ]
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Samuel Johnson. Improve his heady rage with treach'rous skill , And mould his paffions till they make his will Unnumber'd maladies his joints invade , Lay fiege to life , and prefs the dire blockade ; But unextinguifh'd Av'rice ftill ...
Samuel Johnson. Improve his heady rage with treach'rous skill , And mould his paffions till they make his will Unnumber'd maladies his joints invade , Lay fiege to life , and prefs the dire blockade ; But unextinguifh'd Av'rice ftill ...
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... rage , and pall'd their appetite of murder ; No more the glutted fabre thirsts for blood , And weary cruelty remits her tortures . LEONTIUS . Yet Greece enjoys no gleam of transient hope , No foothing interval of peaceful forrow ; The ...
... rage , and pall'd their appetite of murder ; No more the glutted fabre thirsts for blood , And weary cruelty remits her tortures . LEONTIUS . Yet Greece enjoys no gleam of transient hope , No foothing interval of peaceful forrow ; The ...
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ABDALLA Afpafia Anacreon ASPASIA Baffa beauty Behold bluſh bofom breaſt CALI CARAZA cauſe charms conqueft crimes death defcend deftruction DEMETRIUS doom dread ev'ry eyes facred fair fame fatal fate fcorn fear fecret fhades fhall fhine fhould fighs filent fink flaves flight fmiles foes foft folly fome fons forrow foul friendſhip ftill fuch fword glitt'ring greatneſs Greece guilt HASAN hear heart heav'n hope hour IRENE Irene's joys juft juftice kings laft laſt LEONTIUS MAHOMET maid maze of fate Muft MURZA muſt MUSTAPHA o'er paffion peace pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefs pride purſue rage raiſe reafon reign rife Rio verde SATIRE OF JUVENAL ſcarce SCENE SCENE ſcenes ſchemes ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhare ſhine ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeed ſpread ſtage ſtate Stella ſtill Sultan thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand toil tongue tow'r Tranflation treaſure Turkiſh tyrant virtue voice wealth whofe wiſh woes
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Страница 30 - But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound ? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Страница 35 - Enquirer, cease, petitions yet remain, Which heav'n may hear, nor deem religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to heav'n the measure and the choice, Safe in his pow'r, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r.
Страница 28 - Till captive Science yields her last retreat; Should Reason guide thee with her brightest ray, And pour on misty Doubt resistless day; Should no false kindness lure to loose delight, Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright; Should tempting...
Страница 25 - To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And Detestation rids th
Страница 190 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Страница 26 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
Страница 22 - LET observation with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Страница 200 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Страница 192 - With cool submission joins the labouring train, And social sorrow loses half its pain : Our anxious Bard, without complaint, may share This bustling season's epidemic care, Like...
Страница 31 - ... which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale. All times their scenes of pompous woes afford, From Persia's tyrant to Bavaria's lord.