The Oeconomy Of Love (John Armstrong Poems)
Thy bounties, Love, in thy soft raptures, whenTimeliest the melting pairs indulge, and howBest to improve the genial joy, how ...
Thy bounties, Love, in thy soft raptures, whenTimeliest the melting pairs indulge, and howBest to improve the genial joy, how ...
The labours of the plough, the various toilsThat, still returning with the changeful year,Demand the husbandman's and cottar's care;The joys ...
Sweetly the voice of long departed timeComes o'er the soul, and in its whispers bringsVisions of glory, mighty deeds sublime,And ...
That you're a beast, and turn'd to grass,Is no strange news, nor ever was;At least to me, who once you ...
The Raven croak'd as she sate at her meal,And the Old Woman knew what he said,And she grew pale at ...
The pigeons, following the faint warm light,Stayed at last on the roof till warmth was gone,Then in the mist that's ...
Fair one, why cannot you an old man love?He may as useful, and more constant prove.Experience shews you that maturer ...
To the Right Hon. the Lady Carteret.Weary'd with long Attendance on the Court,You, Madam, are the Wretch's last Resort.Eternal King! ...
I little thought that honest DickWould slight me so, when I was sick.Is he a Friend, who only stays,Whilst Health ...
the childrens replaysetting the house on firethe house that is not setbut setting stillas they say downthe Gospel Road smokingstalks ...
In silent hours of midnight while earth is wrapped in dreams,I ponder o'er my present life--how desolate it seems.Through wakeful ...
New formed Adam of the reddish earth, Exilde from Eden, Paradice of pleasure By Gods decree cast down to woes ...
Now ponder well, you parents deare,These wordes which I shall write;A doleful story you shall heare,In time brought forth to ...
I read that once in AffricaA princely wight did raine,Who had to name Cophetua, As poets they did faine.From natures ...
'TIS past: dear venerable shade, farewel!Thy blameless life thy peaceful death shall tell.Clear to the last thy setting orb has ...
I fled Him down the nights and down the days I fled Him down the arches of the years I ...
for Daniel Weissbort Some poems meant only for my eyes About a grief I can't let go But I want ...
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