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 ...
Samuel Johnson Poems on Joy & Excitement (5 Poems)
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...