Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 27
Page 73
... wisdom short Of man's occasions , when in him reside Grace , knowledge , comfort - an unfathomed store ? How oft , when Paul has served us with a text , Has Epictetus , Plato , Tully , preached ! Men that , if now alive , would sit ...
... wisdom short Of man's occasions , when in him reside Grace , knowledge , comfort - an unfathomed store ? How oft , when Paul has served us with a text , Has Epictetus , Plato , Tully , preached ! Men that , if now alive , would sit ...
Page 237
... wisdom , far from being one , Have oft - times no connexion . Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own . Knowledge , a rude unprofitable mass , The mere materials with which ...
... wisdom , far from being one , Have oft - times no connexion . Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own . Knowledge , a rude unprofitable mass , The mere materials with which ...
Page 238
William Cowper. The mere materials with which wisdom builds , Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place , Does but incumber whom it seems to enrich . Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows ...
William Cowper. The mere materials with which wisdom builds , Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place , Does but incumber whom it seems to enrich . Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows ...
Contents
THE TASK in Six Books | 1 |
Friendship 580 | 250 |
Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 393 | 273 |
8 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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