The Works of William Cowper, Volume 5W. Tegg, 1854 - Poets, English |
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... Human frailty 245 The Modern Patriot 246 On observing some Names of little note recorded in the Biographia Britannica 247 Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found in any of the Books On the burning of Lord Mansfield's Library ...
... Human frailty 245 The Modern Patriot 246 On observing some Names of little note recorded in the Biographia Britannica 247 Report of an adjudged Case , not to be found in any of the Books On the burning of Lord Mansfield's Library ...
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... Human Life . Translation of the above Verses to the Memory of Dr. Lloyd • 368 € 376 . 379 .380 . 380 . 381 . 381 382 . 392 . 394 . 395 .395 . 395 397 397 397 . 397 . 397 . 397 · 398 • 398 399 400 The same in English TRANSLATIONS OF ...
... Human Life . Translation of the above Verses to the Memory of Dr. Lloyd • 368 € 376 . 379 .380 . 380 . 381 . 381 382 . 392 . 394 . 395 .395 . 395 397 397 397 . 397 . 397 . 397 · 398 • 398 399 400 The same in English TRANSLATIONS OF ...
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... human vigour ask , To arm against repeated ill The patient heart too brave to feel The tortures of despair ; Nor safer yet high - crested Pride , When wealth flows in with every tide To gain admittance there . To rescue from the ...
... human vigour ask , To arm against repeated ill The patient heart too brave to feel The tortures of despair ; Nor safer yet high - crested Pride , When wealth flows in with every tide To gain admittance there . To rescue from the ...
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... human soul , Where copious floods of passion roll , By genuine love supplied ; Fair in itself the current shows , But ah ! a thousand anxious woes Pollute the noble tide . These are emotions known to few ; For where at most a vapoury ...
... human soul , Where copious floods of passion roll , By genuine love supplied ; Fair in itself the current shows , But ah ! a thousand anxious woes Pollute the noble tide . These are emotions known to few ; For where at most a vapoury ...
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... human heart , A barren soil no more , Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad , Where serpents lurk'd before 27 . The soul , a dreary province once Of Satan's dark domain , Feels a new empire form'd within , And owns a heavenly reign . 27 ...
... human heart , A barren soil no more , Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad , Where serpents lurk'd before 27 . The soul , a dreary province once Of Satan's dark domain , Feels a new empire form'd within , And owns a heavenly reign . 27 ...
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ANTISTROPHE beams beneath bids bless'd blessing blest bliss boast Boötes bosom breast breath brow Cacus CALLIMACHUS charms cheer Cowper dark dear deep Delia delight divine dwell earth eternal eyes fair faith Faunus fear feel fill'd fire flame form'd frown give glory grace grove hand happy hear heart heaven heavenly hope hour Israel JAMES CROFT JEHOVAH-SHALOM JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH Latian light live Lord lyre mercy mercy seat mind Muse never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMNS once pain Pallas peace Phoebus pity pleasure Poems praise prayer pride prove reign rest sacred Saviour scene scorn seek shades shine shore sigh sight Sinuessa skies smile song sorrow soul sound stamp'd stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thought Thracian tongue trembling truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue Whate'er where'er WILLIAM COWPER word youth
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Page 56 - The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, — They rise, but never set.
Page 59 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take : The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 232 - Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ; Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 243 - Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent— Did you admire my lamp...
Page 45 - Dear, dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved, to sin no more.
Page 246 - He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state.
Page 48 - Mine is an unchanging love, higher than the heights above, deeper than the depths beneath, free and faithful, strong as death. 5 'Thou shalt see my glory soon, when the work of grace is done; partner of my throne shalt be: say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?
Page 248 - And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point blows the weather ; Look up, — your brains begin to swim, "Tis in the clouds ; — that pleases him, He chooses it the rather.
Page 60 - God, in Israel, sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil ; These spring up and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil...
Page 54 - Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found, And every place is hallowed ground. 2 For Thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind ; Such ever bring Thee where they come, And going, take Thee to their home.