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Page 25
Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the silvan world ; (
much , And , breathing wholesome air , and wandering Need other physic none
to heal the effects Of loathsome diet , penury , and cold . [ crowd Bless ' d he ...
Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers of the silvan world ; (
much , And , breathing wholesome air , and wandering Need other physic none
to heal the effects Of loathsome diet , penury , and cold . [ crowd Bless ' d he ...
Page 35
The very elements , though each be meant The minister of man , to serve his
wants , Conspire against him . With his breath he draws A plague into his blood ;
and cannot use Life ' s necessary means , but he must die THE TIMEPIECE . 35.
The very elements , though each be meant The minister of man , to serve his
wants , Conspire against him . With his breath he draws A plague into his blood ;
and cannot use Life ' s necessary means , but he must die THE TIMEPIECE . 35.
Page 37
... fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the breath of blooming Health . He calls for
famine , and the meagre fiend Blows mildew from between his shrivel ' d lips ,
And taints the golden ear . He springs his mines And desolates a nation at a blast
.
... fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the breath of blooming Health . He calls for
famine , and the meagre fiend Blows mildew from between his shrivel ' d lips ,
And taints the golden ear . He springs his mines And desolates a nation at a blast
.
Page 56
Society , and that saps and worms the base Of the edifice that policy has raised ,
Swarms in all quarters ; meets the eye , the ear , And suffocates the breath at
every turn . Profusion breeds them ; and the cause itself Of that calamitous
mischief ...
Society , and that saps and worms the base Of the edifice that policy has raised ,
Swarms in all quarters ; meets the eye , the ear , And suffocates the breath at
every turn . Profusion breeds them ; and the cause itself Of that calamitous
mischief ...
Page 71
... with quick fermenting salts , And potent to resist the freezing blast : For , ere the
beech and elm have cast their leaf Deciduous , when now November dark
Checks vegetation in the torpid plant Exposed to his cold breath , the task begins
.
... with quick fermenting salts , And potent to resist the freezing blast : For , ere the
beech and elm have cast their leaf Deciduous , when now November dark
Checks vegetation in the torpid plant Exposed to his cold breath , the task begins
.
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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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