The Poems of William Cowper, Esq. of the Inner TempleN.Hailes, 1825 - 456 pages |
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... light that es- teemed collection of hymns , called ' Olney Hymns , ' as a monument of their congenial piety , and joint la- bours . In February 1770 , Cowper's fraternal feelings re- ceived another shock , by a summons to attend the ...
... light that es- teemed collection of hymns , called ' Olney Hymns , ' as a monument of their congenial piety , and joint la- bours . In February 1770 , Cowper's fraternal feelings re- ceived another shock , by a summons to attend the ...
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... light . In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : Like him unnoticed , I , and such as I , Spread ...
... light . In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : Like him unnoticed , I , and such as I , Spread ...
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... light pervades , The poisonous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and supine , Counsel and caution from a voice like mine ! Truths , that the theorist could never reach ...
... light pervades , The poisonous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and supine , Counsel and caution from a voice like mine ! Truths , that the theorist could never reach ...
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... Lights of the world , and stars of human race ; But , if eccentric ye forsake your sphere , Prodigies ominous , and viewed with fear : The comet's baneful influence is a dream ; Yours real and pernicious in the extreme . What then ...
... Lights of the world , and stars of human race ; But , if eccentric ye forsake your sphere , Prodigies ominous , and viewed with fear : The comet's baneful influence is a dream ; Yours real and pernicious in the extreme . What then ...
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... light by many a grin At popish practices observed within . Ere long some bowing , smirking , smart Abbé Remarks two loiterers , that have lost their way ; And , being always primed with politesse For men of their appearance and address ...
... light by many a grin At popish practices observed within . Ere long some bowing , smirking , smart Abbé Remarks two loiterers , that have lost their way ; And , being always primed with politesse For men of their appearance and address ...
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