The Task: A Poem in Six BooksBennett and Walton, no. 31, Market-street, J. Rakestraw, printer, 1811 - 212 sivua |
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Sivu 30
... glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas ...
... glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas ...
Sivu 33
... glory of the earth than she , A more accomplish'd world's chief glory now . She has her praise . Now mark a spot or two , That so much beauty would do well to purge ; And show this queen of cities , that so fair May yet be foul ; so ...
... glory of the earth than she , A more accomplish'd world's chief glory now . She has her praise . Now mark a spot or two , That so much beauty would do well to purge ; And show this queen of cities , that so fair May yet be foul ; so ...
Sivu 48
... glory ; one in arms , And one in council .... Wolfe upon the lap Of smiling victory that moment won , And Chatham heart - sick of his country's shame ! They made us many soldiers . Chatham , still Consulting England's happiness at home ...
... glory ; one in arms , And one in council .... Wolfe upon the lap Of smiling victory that moment won , And Chatham heart - sick of his country's shame ! They made us many soldiers . Chatham , still Consulting England's happiness at home ...
Sivu 82
... sound integrity , not more than fam'd For sanctity of manners undefil'd . All flesh is grass , and all its glory fades Like the fair flow'r dishevell'd in the wind Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : 82 BOOK III . THE TASK .
... sound integrity , not more than fam'd For sanctity of manners undefil'd . All flesh is grass , and all its glory fades Like the fair flow'r dishevell'd in the wind Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : 82 BOOK III . THE TASK .
Sivu 83
... glory , and his nature , to impart . But to the proud , uncandid , msincere , Or negligent inquirer , not a spark . What's that which brings contempt upon a book , And him who writes it ; though the style be neat , The method clear ...
... glory , and his nature , to impart . But to the proud , uncandid , msincere , Or negligent inquirer , not a spark . What's that which brings contempt upon a book , And him who writes it ; though the style be neat , The method clear ...
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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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Sivu 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.
Sivu 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.
Sivu 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.
Sivu 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...
Sivu 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.
Sivu 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.
Sivu 45 - To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes, was never meant my task...
Sivu 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.
Sivu 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...
Sivu 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...