The Works of William Cowper, Volume 5W. Tegg, 1854 - Poets, English |
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... speaking for himself , whoever presumes to step before him with a Preface , and to say , " Nay , but hear me first , " should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The ...
... speaking for himself , whoever presumes to step before him with a Preface , and to say , " Nay , but hear me first , " should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The ...
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... speak of , and to treat them as enthusiasm and folly , have inward feelings of their own , which , though they would , they cannot suppress . We have been too long in the secret ourselves , to account the proud , the am- bitious , or ...
... speak of , and to treat them as enthusiasm and folly , have inward feelings of their own , which , though they would , they cannot suppress . We have been too long in the secret ourselves , to account the proud , the am- bitious , or ...
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... Fired at the thoughts of a reprieve , I pinch him , pull him , twitch his sleeve , Nod , beckon , bite my lips , wink , pout , Do every thing but speak plain out : While he , sad dog , from the beginning Determined 36 COWPER'S POEMS .
... Fired at the thoughts of a reprieve , I pinch him , pull him , twitch his sleeve , Nod , beckon , bite my lips , wink , pout , Do every thing but speak plain out : While he , sad dog , from the beginning Determined 36 COWPER'S POEMS .
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... speak what thou hast done To save me from my sin , I cannot make thy mercies known , But self - applause creeps in . Divine desire , that holy flame Thy grace creates in me ; Alas ! impatience is its name , When it returns to thee ...
... speak what thou hast done To save me from my sin , I cannot make thy mercies known , But self - applause creeps in . Divine desire , that holy flame Thy grace creates in me ; Alas ! impatience is its name , When it returns to thee ...
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... speak ; Is my beloved near ? The bridegroom of my soul I seek , Oh ! when will he appear ? Though once a man of grief and shame , Yet now he fills a throne , And bears the greatest , sweetest name , That earth or heaven have known ...
... speak ; Is my beloved near ? The bridegroom of my soul I seek , Oh ! when will he appear ? Though once a man of grief and shame , Yet now he fills a throne , And bears the greatest , sweetest name , That earth or heaven have known ...
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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.