 To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th' other foot, obliquely run ; Thy firmness...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 34by Samuel Johnson - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...twin-compasses are two, Thy soul the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' othsr do. And And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roarr. It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as tha: comes home. Such wilt thou be to me,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...foul, the fix'd foot, makes no fhow To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ere& as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who muft Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmnefs... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...twin-compasses are two, Thy soul the fixt foot, makes no showTo more, but doth, if i\i other do. And \ And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roatr, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to m?,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...As stiff twin-compasses are two : Thy soul, the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when...firmness makes my circle just, • " And makes me end>here I begun. I.. •: ;.j.•. .. DONME. In all these examples it is apparent, that whatever is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...foul, the fix'd foot, makes no fhow To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ere& as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who muft Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmnefs... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...As stiff twin-compasses are two : Thy soul, the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when...thou be to me, who must Like th' other foot obliquely nin. Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun. In all these examples it is... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...stiff. twin compasses are two, Thy «o«l, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when...that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must, Ijke th' other foot, obliquely run, Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...compasses are two, ; ry »oul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To more, but doth, if th' other do. 137 And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other...far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And prows erect, as that conies home. Saeh wilt them be to me, who must, Like th' other foot, obliquely... | |
 | 1810 - 594 pages
...far does roam, Thine leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect as mine comes home. Such thou must be to me, who must Like th' other foot, obliquely run : Thy firmness makes my circle just, And me to end, where I begun. I return from my account of the vision, to tell the reader, that both before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...As stiff twin compasses are two; Thy soul, tiie fix'd foot, makes no slmw To move, but doth if tli' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when...leans and hearkens after it, And grows erect as that coines home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes... | |
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