PoemsCaxton-Press, printed by Nuttall, Fisher, and Company, 1815 - 622 pages |
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Page 97
... truth be known , Such lunacy is ignorance alone : They knew not , what some bishops may not know , That Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise , how it flings abroad Its odour o'er the ... truth . How does TRUTH . 97.
... truth be known , Such lunacy is ignorance alone : They knew not , what some bishops may not know , That Scripture is the only cure of woe : That field of promise , how it flings abroad Its odour o'er the ... truth . How does TRUTH . 97.
Page 98
... Truth will intrude - she bids him yet beware- And shakes the sceptic in the scorner's chair . Though various foes against the truth combine , Pride above all opposes her design ; Pride , of a growth superior to the rest , The subtlest ...
... Truth will intrude - she bids him yet beware- And shakes the sceptic in the scorner's chair . Though various foes against the truth combine , Pride above all opposes her design ; Pride , of a growth superior to the rest , The subtlest ...
Page 454
... truth , Have fallen in her defence . A patriot's blood , Well spent in such a strife , may earn indeed , And for a time insure , to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize ,, And ...
... truth , Have fallen in her defence . A patriot's blood , Well spent in such a strife , may earn indeed , And for a time insure , to his lov'd land The sweets of liberty and equal laws ; But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize ,, And ...
Contents
Translations from Vincent Bourne | xv |
Progress of Error | 60 |
Truth | 82 |
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK beneath bids blest boast breath call'd cause Charity charms Christian Cowper delight design'd divine dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ning ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly form'd frown fruit give glory God's grace hand happy hast heart heav'n heav'nly honour hope hour human Inner Temple int'rest John Gilpin land light lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never o'er once palæstra peace perhaps pity pleasure poet poet's pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove red vengeance religion rude sacred sapience scene scorn Scrib seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound spleen Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou thought toil tongue trifler true truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wisdom worth youth zeal