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Born in April 17, 1722 / Died in May 20, 1771 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Christopher Smart

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A Song To David

... XXI The world—the clust'ring spheres He made, ...

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The Pig

... With with such truth took off* a Pig, [imitated] ...

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The Sweets of Evening

... As those when thoughts themselves sublime, ...

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Where's the Poker?

... There'd been (she swore) some dev'l or witch in, ...

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On My Wife's Birth-Day

... 'Tis Nancy's birth-day--raise your strains, ...

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On a Lady Throwing Snow-Balls at Her Lover

... These frolics leave: the force of beauty prove, ...

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Epistle to Mrs. Tyler

... For stew'd, for bak'd, for boil'd, for roast, ...

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The Long-Nosed Fair

... Here, swain, she cry'd, may'st thou securely kiss, ...

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Jubilate Agno: Fragment B, Part 1

... ers, For my seed shall worship the Lord JESUS as numerous and musical as the grashoppers of Paradise ...

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Jubilate Agno: Fragment C

... the Reformation will make way in France when Moab is made meek by being well drubbed by the English ...

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Psalm XXIII

... The shepherd Christ from heav'n arriv'd, ...

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A Song to David (excerpt)

... Glorious th' enraptur'd main:Glorious the northern lights a-stream ...

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For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry (excerpt, Jubilate Agno)

... is the spiritual substance, which God sends from heaven to sustain the bodies both of man and beast ...

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Jubilate Agno: Fragment A

... Dan rejoice with the Blackbird, who praises God with all his heart, and biddeth to be of good cheer ...

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Jubilate Agno: Fragment D

... , house of Farmer rejoice with Merois an herb growing at Meroe leaf like lettuce and good for dropsy ...