Poems, Volumen1Timothy Bedlington, 1826 |
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... theme , 550 The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream , As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from its highest pitch to pounce a wren . As if the poet , purposing to wed , 555 Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread . Ages ...
... theme , 550 The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream , As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from its highest pitch to pounce a wren . As if the poet , purposing to wed , 555 Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread . Ages ...
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... theme ! That theme on Earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , 595 Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings ; But still , while virtue kindled his delight ...
... theme ! That theme on Earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , 595 Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings ; But still , while virtue kindled his delight ...
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... themes are sped ; Hackney'd and worn to the last flimsy thread , Satire has long since done his best ; and curst And loathsome ribaldry has done his worst ; Fancy has sported all her pow'rs away In tales , in trifles , and in children's ...
... themes are sped ; Hackney'd and worn to the last flimsy thread , Satire has long since done his best ; and curst And loathsome ribaldry has done his worst ; Fancy has sported all her pow'rs away In tales , in trifles , and in children's ...
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... theme , so dark , so long , May find a muse to grace it with a song , ) By what unseen and unsuspected arts , The serpent Errour twines round human hearts ; Tell where she lurks , beneath what flow'ry shades , 5 That not a glimpse of ...
... theme , so dark , so long , May find a muse to grace it with a song , ) By what unseen and unsuspected arts , The serpent Errour twines round human hearts ; Tell where she lurks , beneath what flow'ry shades , 5 That not a glimpse of ...
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... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains 200 A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of ...
... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains 200 A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK beams BEDLINGTON beneath bids bless'd bliss boast breast call'd charms courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine docet dream e'en earth Edmonton errour ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fools form'd frown Gilpin give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace hand happy hast hear heart Heav'n hope hour int'rest JOHN GILPIN joys land light lov'd lust lyre magick mankind mercy mind muse musick Nature never night nymph o'er once opticks pain pass'd peace pharisee pine-apples pity pleasure poet poet's poor pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove publick Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach thee theme thine thou thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wisdom wrath zeal
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Página 5 - 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. 'Twas long before the customers Were suited to their mind, When Betty screaming came down stairs, " The wine is left behind ! " " Good lack ! " quoth he ; " yet bring it me, My leathern belt likewise, In which I bear my trusty sword When I do exercise.
Página 7 - Were shatter'd 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...
Página 6 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ! He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig.
Página 8 - So am I!" But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined 'to tarry there, For why? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew Shot by an archer strong, So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Página 8 - Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. Away went Gilpin out of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse at last stood still.
Página 3 - Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure with a grace; Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant, is a mind distress'd.
Página 100 - He loved the world that hated him : the tear That dropp'd upon his Bible was sincere ; Assail'd by scandal and the tongue of strife, His only answer was a blameless life ; And he that forged, and he that threw the dart, Had each a brother's interest in his heart.
Página 6 - So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning ; While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship...