The Task: A Poem in Six BooksBennett and Walton, no. 31, Market-street, J. Rakestraw, printer, 1811 - 212 หน้า |
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... fear'd In Albion's happy isle . The lumber stood Pond'rous and fixt by its own massy weight . But elbows still were wanting ; these , some say , An alderman of Cripplegate contriv'd : And some ascribe th ' invention to a priest Burly ...
... fear'd In Albion's happy isle . The lumber stood Pond'rous and fixt by its own massy weight . But elbows still were wanting ; these , some say , An alderman of Cripplegate contriv'd : And some ascribe th ' invention to a priest Burly ...
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... . Yet ev'n these Themselves love life , and cling to it , as he That overhangs a torrent , to a twig . They love it , and yet loath it ; fear to die , Yet scorn the purposes for which they live . Then 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... . Yet ev'n these Themselves love life , and cling to it , as he That overhangs a torrent , to a twig . They love it , and yet loath it ; fear to die , Yet scorn the purposes for which they live . Then 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... fear of shame , And their invet'rate habits , all forbid . Whom call we gay ? That honour has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay .... the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , saturate with dew ...
... fear of shame , And their invet'rate habits , all forbid . Whom call we gay ? That honour has been long The boast of mere pretenders to the name . The innocent are gay .... the lark is gay , That dries his feathers , saturate with dew ...
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... fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepar'd To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Disinterested ...
... fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepar'd To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Disinterested ...
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... fear . Thou fool ! will thy discovery of the cause Suspend th ' effect , or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means since first he made the world ? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation less Than ...
... fear . Thou fool ! will thy discovery of the cause Suspend th ' effect , or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means since first he made the world ? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation less Than ...
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50 Cents beauty beneath boast BOOK breath call'd cause charg'd charms clime death Deciduous delight distant divine dream earth ease England ev'n ev'ry fair fancy favour'd fear feeds feel field of glory flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits gives glory grace grave groves hand happy heart heav'n honour hopes and fears hosanna human king labour less lost lov'd lyre mercy Mighty winds mind mov'd nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure polish'd pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene seek seem'd shade shine sighs silent sleep sloth smiles SOFA soft song soon soul sound spleen stream sweet sycophant task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas vale virtue weary wind winter wisdom wish'd worth your's
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หน้า 49 - There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
หน้า 52 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
หน้า 38 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country and their shackles fall.
หน้า 12 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
หน้า 37 - There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the natural bond Of brotherhood is sever'd as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
หน้า 202 - One song employs all nations; and all cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us!' The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy; Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
หน้า 45 - To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes, was never meant my task...
หน้า 203 - Praise is in all her gates ; upon her walls, And in her streets, and in her spacious courts, Is heard salvation. Eastern Java there Kneels with the native of the farthest West ; And Ethiopia spreads abroad the hand, And worships.
หน้า 139 - Then shakes his powdered coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught But now and then with pressure of his thumb T...
หน้า 110 - No powder'd pert proficient in the art Of sounding an alarm, assaults these doors Till the street rings. No stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves and quake. But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted...