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Page 11
... my bounds , To ' enjoy a ramble on the banks of Thames ; And still remember ,
nor without regret Of hours , that sorrow since has much endear ' d , How oft , my
slice of pocket store consumed , Still hungering , pennyless , and far from home ...
... my bounds , To ' enjoy a ramble on the banks of Thames ; And still remember ,
nor without regret Of hours , that sorrow since has much endear ' d , How oft , my
slice of pocket store consumed , Still hungering , pennyless , and far from home ...
Page 18
... whose well roll ' d walks , With curvature of slow and easy sweepDeception
innocent - give ample space To narrow bounds . The grove receives us next ;
Between the upright shafts of whose tall elms We may discern the thresher at his
task .
... whose well roll ' d walks , With curvature of slow and easy sweepDeception
innocent - give ample space To narrow bounds . The grove receives us next ;
Between the upright shafts of whose tall elms We may discern the thresher at his
task .
Page 19
The law , by which all creatures else are bound , Binds man , the lord of all .
Himself derives No mean advantage from a kindred cause , From strenuous toil
his hours of sweetest ease . The sedentary stretch their lazy length When Custom
bids ...
The law , by which all creatures else are bound , Binds man , the lord of all .
Himself derives No mean advantage from a kindred cause , From strenuous toil
his hours of sweetest ease . The sedentary stretch their lazy length When Custom
bids ...
Page 23
His hoary head , Conspicuous many a league , the mariner Bound homeward ,
and in hope already there , Greets with three cheers exulting . At his waist A
girdle of half - wither ' d shrubs he shows , And at his feet the baffled billows die .
His hoary head , Conspicuous many a league , the mariner Bound homeward ,
and in hope already there , Greets with three cheers exulting . At his waist A
girdle of half - wither ' d shrubs he shows , And at his feet the baffled billows die .
Page 52
... in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety , and truth , Were precious , and
inculcated with care , There dwelt a sage call ' d Discipline . His head , . Not yet
by time completely silver ' d o ' er , Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth
...
... in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety , and truth , Were precious , and
inculcated with care , There dwelt a sage call ' d Discipline . His head , . Not yet
by time completely silver ' d o ' er , Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth
...
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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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