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 ...
Samuel Johnson Poems on Pride (7 Poems)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...