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Page 18
Constant rotation of the unwearied wheel , That Nature rides upon , maintains her
health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant ' s pause , and lives but
while she moves . Its own revolvency upholds the World . Winds from all ...
Constant rotation of the unwearied wheel , That Nature rides upon , maintains her
health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant ' s pause , and lives but
while she moves . Its own revolvency upholds the World . Winds from all ...
Page 21
... that o ' ershade , distort , And mar the face of Beauty , when po 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 Town .
... that o ' ershade , distort , And mar the face of Beauty , when po 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 Town .
Page 28
Bacon there Gives more than female 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 ...
Bacon there Gives more than female 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 ...
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Now mark a spot or two , That so much 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 ...
Now mark a spot or two , That so much 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 ...
Page 35
Ancient towers , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty ost
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 ...
Ancient towers , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty ost
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 ...
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| Title | The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2 Volumes 79-80 of British poets Volumes 79-80 of British poets, including translations The Poems of William Cowper, William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Publisher | Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 Dec 2009 |
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