Gnothi Seauton (Samuel Johnson Poems)
When Scaliger, whole years of labour past,Beheld his lexicon complete at lastAnd weary of his task, with wond'ring eyes,Saw, from ...
Samuel Johnson Poems (21 Poems)
Drury-lane Prologue Spoken by Mr. Garrick (Samuel Johnson Poems)
1 When Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes2 First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakespear rose;3 Each change of many-colour'd life ...
Epitaph on Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bart. (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Thou who survey'st these walls with curious eye,Pause at this tomb where Hanmer's ashes lie;His various worth through varied life ...
Autumn (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Alas! with swift and silent pace,Impatient time rolls on the year;The Seasons change, and Nature's faceNow sweetly smiles, now frowns ...
Anacreon: Ode 9 (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Lovely courier of the sky,Whence and whither dost thou fly?Scattering, as thy pinions play,Liquid fragrance all the way:Is it business? ...
Inspiration (Samuel Johnson Poems)
LIFE of Ages, richly poured,Love of God, unspent and free,Flowing in the Prophet's wordAnd the People's liberty!Never was to chosen ...
Horace: Book IV. Ode 7 (Samuel Johnson Poems)
The snow dissolv'd, no more is seen;The fields and woods, behold! are green;The changing year renews the plain,The rivers know ...
A Short Song of Congratulation (Samuel Johnson Poems)
LONG-EXPECTED one and twentyLing'ring year at last has flown,Pomp and pleasure, pride and plentyGreat Sir John, are all your own.Loosen'd ...
Horace: Book 1, Ode 22 (Samuel Johnson Poems)
The man, my friend, whose conscious heartWith virtue's sacred ardour glows,Nor taints with death the envenom'd dart,Nor needs the guard ...
Friendship (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Friendship! peculiar boon of Heaven,The noble mind's delight and pride,To men and angels only given,To all the lower world denied.While ...
Horace: Book II. Ode 9 (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Clouds do not always veil the skies,Nor showers immerse the verdant plain;Nor do the billows always rise,Or storms afflict the ...
Evening Ode (Samuel Johnson Poems)
To Stella:Evening now from purple wingsSheds the grateful gifts she brings;Brilliant drops bedeck the mead,Cooling breezes shake the reed;Shake the ...
From Boethius: De Consolatione Philosophiae; Book II. Metre 4. (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Wouldst thou to some steadfast seat,Out of Fortune's power retreat?Wouldst thou, when fierce Eurus blows,Calmly rest in safe repose?Wouldst thou ...
From the Medea of Euripides (Samuel Johnson Poems)
The rites derived from ancient daysWith thoughtless reverence we praise,The rites that taught us to combineThe joys of music and ...
From Boethius: De Consolatione Philosophiae; Book II. Metre 2. (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Though countless as the grains of sandThat roll at Eurus' loud command;Though countless as the lamps of nightThat glad us ...
From Boethius: De Consolatione Philosophiae; Book III. Metre 5 (Samuel Johnson Poems)
The man who pants for ample sway,Must bid his passions all obey;Must bid each wild desire be still,Nor yoke his ...
From Boethius (Samuel Johnson Poems)
O Thou! whose power o'er moving worlds presides,Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides,On darkling man in pure effulgence shine,And ...
Burlesque (Samuel Johnson Poems)
Of the modern versifications ofancient legendary tales. - An impromptu.The tender infant, meek and mild,Fell down upon the stone:The nurse ...
The Vanity of Human Wishes (excerpts) (Samuel Johnson Poem)
1 Let observation with extensive view, 2 Survey mankind, from China to Peru; 3 Remark each anxious toil, each eager ...
On The Death Of Mr. Robert Levet, A Practiser In Physic (Samuel Johnson Poem)
CONDEMN'D to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blasts or slow decline Our ...
One And Twenty (Samuel Johnson Poem)
LONG-EXPECTED one and twenty Ling'ring year at last has flown, Pomp and pleasure, pride and plenty Great Sir John, are ...