The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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Page 18
... beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant's pause , and lives but while she moves . Its own revolvency upholds the World . Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious : oceans ...
... beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant's pause , and lives but while she moves . Its own revolvency upholds the World . Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious : oceans ...
Page 21
... Beauty , when no cause For such immeasurable woe appears , These Flora banishes , and gives the fair Sweet smiles and bloom less transient than her It is the constant revolution , stale [ own . And tasteless , of the same repeated joys ...
... Beauty , when no cause For such immeasurable woe appears , These Flora banishes , and gives the fair Sweet smiles and bloom less transient than her It is the constant revolution , stale [ own . And tasteless , of the same repeated joys ...
Page 28
... beauty to a stone , And Chatham's eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chisel occupy alone The powers of Sculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her equal care . With nice incision of her guided steel She ploughs ...
... beauty to a stone , And Chatham's eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chisel occupy alone The powers of Sculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her equal care . With nice incision of her guided steel She ploughs ...
Page 29
... beauty would do well to purge ; And show this queen of cities , that so fair May yet be foul ; so witty , yet not wise . It is not seemly , nor of good report , That she is slack in discipline ; more prompt To ' avenge than to prevent ...
... beauty would do well to purge ; And show this queen of cities , that so fair May yet be foul ; so witty , yet not wise . It is not seemly , nor of good report , That she is slack in discipline ; more prompt To ' avenge than to prevent ...
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... beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy The terrors of the day ...
... beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy The terrors of the day ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath bids bird boast breath call'd cause charms Chiswick death delight design'd divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fountain of eternal give glory GLOWWORM grace grave hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour labour learn'd less life's light live lyre Mighty winds mind Muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure poets praise press'd prize proud prove rapture rest rude scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shrubs sighs sight skies sleep sloth smile soft song soon soul sound spaniel spare stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought THRACIAN toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worm worth youth