Poems, Volume 2R. Johnson, 1803 |
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... mind resorts , in chase of terms Though apt , yet coy , and difficult to win .... T'arrest the fleeting images that fill The mirror of the mind , and hold them fast , And force them sit till he has pencil'd off A faithful likeness of ...
... mind resorts , in chase of terms Though apt , yet coy , and difficult to win .... T'arrest the fleeting images that fill The mirror of the mind , and hold them fast , And force them sit till he has pencil'd off A faithful likeness of ...
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... mind Vast in its pow'rs , ethereal in its kind , That form , the labour of almighty , skill , Fram'd for the service of a free - born will , Asserts precedence , and bespeaks controul , But borrows all its grandeur from the soul . Here ...
... mind Vast in its pow'rs , ethereal in its kind , That form , the labour of almighty , skill , Fram'd for the service of a free - born will , Asserts precedence , and bespeaks controul , But borrows all its grandeur from the soul . Here ...
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... mind , ' Tis plain the creature , whom he chose t'invest With kingship and dominion o'er the rest , Receiv'd his ... minds of youth 218 TIROCINIUM : OR ,
... mind , ' Tis plain the creature , whom he chose t'invest With kingship and dominion o'er the rest , Receiv'd his ... minds of youth 218 TIROCINIUM : OR ,
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