The Poems of William Cowper, Esq. of the Inner TempleN.Hailes, 1825 - 456 pages |
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... Poet's New Year's Gift 177 Ode to Apollo 777 ..... Pairing Time anticipated 178 The Dog and the Water - lily 180 The Shrubbery The Poet , the Oyster , and Sensitive Plant The Winter Nosegay Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Married ...
... Poet's New Year's Gift 177 Ode to Apollo 777 ..... Pairing Time anticipated 178 The Dog and the Water - lily 180 The Shrubbery The Poet , the Oyster , and Sensitive Plant The Winter Nosegay Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Married ...
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... poet's boast , ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs , who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him has no need to feign . 4. Your smooth enlogium to one crown addressed , Seems to imply a censure on the ...
... poet's boast , ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs , who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him has no need to feign . 4. Your smooth enlogium to one crown addressed , Seems to imply a censure on the ...
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... poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . B. The cause ...
... poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . B. The cause ...
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... truth , whate'er we call A blessing freedom is the pledge of all . O Liberty ! the prisoner's pleasing dream , The poet's muse , his passion , and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; 8 TABLE TALK .
... truth , whate'er we call A blessing freedom is the pledge of all . O Liberty ! the prisoner's pleasing dream , The poet's muse , his passion , and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; 8 TABLE TALK .
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... poet's privilege to rant ; But is not freedom - at least is not ours Too apt to play the wanton with her powers , Grow freakish , and , o'erleaping every mound , Spread anarchy and terror all around ? B. Agreed . But would you sell or ...
... poet's privilege to rant ; But is not freedom - at least is not ours Too apt to play the wanton with her powers , Grow freakish , and , o'erleaping every mound , Spread anarchy and terror all around ? B. Agreed . But would you sell or ...
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Aspasio beneath bids blest boast breath cause charms deem delight divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour hope hour human Inner Temple John Gilpin labour land light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er once pain Parnassian peace perhaps pine-apples pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound spleen stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth