Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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... . All the care , Ingenious parsimony takes , but just Saves the small inventory , bed , and stool , Skillet , and old carved chest , from public sale . " They live , and live without extorted alms From BOOK IV . 159 WINTER EVENING .
... . All the care , Ingenious parsimony takes , but just Saves the small inventory , bed , and stool , Skillet , and old carved chest , from public sale . " They live , and live without extorted alms From BOOK IV . 159 WINTER EVENING .
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William Cowper. " They live , and live without extorted alms From grudging hands ; but other boast have none To soothe their honest pride , that scorns to beg , Nor comfort else , but in their mutual love . I praise you much , ye meek ...
William Cowper. " They live , and live without extorted alms From grudging hands ; but other boast have none To soothe their honest pride , that scorns to beg , Nor comfort else , but in their mutual love . I praise you much , ye meek ...
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... lives who lives to God alone , And all are dead beside ; For other source than God is none Whence life can be supplied . To live to God is to requite His love as best we may : To make his precepts our delight , His promises our stay ...
... lives who lives to God alone , And all are dead beside ; For other source than God is none Whence life can be supplied . To live to God is to requite His love as best we may : To make his precepts our delight , His promises our stay ...
Contents
THE TASK in Six Books | 1 |
Friendship 580 | 250 |
Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 393 | 273 |
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Æsop Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast bound breath cause charge charms creatures dæmons death deem delight distant divine dread dream earth ease ev'n fair fame fancy farewell flight fear feed feel fieldfare flowers folly fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy happy prisoners hast heard heart heaven honour human John Throckmorton labour less life's live lyre mind mischief mounted best nature nature's Nebaioth never numbers o'er once peace perhaps play pleasure plebeian praise prize Profusion proud prove rest rude sacred scene schools scorn seek seems sensual world shade shine skies smile song soon soul sound street's end suspiria sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER winds wisdom wise wisely store wonder worth youth