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 ...
When Scaliger, whole years of labour past,Beheld his lexicon complete at lastAnd weary of his task, with wond'ring eyes,Saw, from ...
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 ...
Thou who survey'st these walls with curious eye,Pause at this tomb where Hanmer's ashes lie;His various worth through varied life ...
Alas! with swift and silent pace,Impatient time rolls on the year;The Seasons change, and Nature's faceNow sweetly smiles, now frowns ...
Lovely courier of the sky,Whence and whither dost thou fly?Scattering, as thy pinions play,Liquid fragrance all the way:Is it business? ...
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 ...
The snow dissolv'd, no more is seen;The fields and woods, behold! are green;The changing year renews the plain,The rivers know ...
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 ...
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! peculiar boon of Heaven,The noble mind's delight and pride,To men and angels only given,To all the lower world denied.While ...
Clouds do not always veil the skies,Nor showers immerse the verdant plain;Nor do the billows always rise,Or storms afflict the ...
To Stella:Evening now from purple wingsSheds the grateful gifts she brings;Brilliant drops bedeck the mead,Cooling breezes shake the reed;Shake the ...
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 ...
The rites derived from ancient daysWith thoughtless reverence we praise,The rites that taught us to combineThe joys of music and ...
Though countless as the grains of sandThat roll at Eurus' loud command;Though countless as the lamps of nightThat glad us ...
The man who pants for ample sway,Must bid his passions all obey;Must bid each wild desire be still,Nor yoke his ...
O Thou! whose power o'er moving worlds presides,Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides,On darkling man in pure effulgence shine,And ...
Of the modern versifications ofancient legendary tales. - An impromptu.The tender infant, meek and mild,Fell down upon the stone:The nurse ...
1 Let observation with extensive view, 2 Survey mankind, from China to Peru; 3 Remark each anxious toil, each eager ...
CONDEMN'D to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blasts or slow decline Our ...
LONG-EXPECTED one and twenty Ling'ring year at last has flown, Pomp and pleasure, pride and plenty Great Sir John, are ...
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