The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper: With Life, and Critical Notice of His Writings. Eight Engravings on SteelGall & Inglis, 1855 - 516 pages |
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... hear it call'd extravagance and waste ; - If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear ! A. Thus men , whose ...
... hear it call'd extravagance and waste ; - If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear ! A. Thus men , whose ...
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... 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 , though worth the ...
... 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 , though worth the ...
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... hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ! And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name Of prophet and ...
... hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ! And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name Of prophet and ...
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... Hear him again . He calls it a delight , A day of luxury observed aright , When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engaged and cannot come ; Their answer to the ...
... Hear him again . He calls it a delight , A day of luxury observed aright , When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engaged and cannot come ; Their answer to the ...
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... hear The precious stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense ; The precept , that enjoins him abstinence ...
... hear The precious stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense ; The precept , that enjoins him abstinence ...
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Art thou beauty beneath betimes blest boast Boötes breast breath call'd cause charms dear death delight design'd divine dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair faith fame fancy fear feel fix'd flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace groves hand happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly honour hope human JEHOVAH-SHALOM king labour light live Lord lyre mercy mind mounted best muse nature Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMNS once pain palæstra peace Phoebus pleasure praise prayer prove rest sacred Saviour scene scenes as fair scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound stamp'd stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas verse vex'd virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wisely store wonder worth youth