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Page 19
Good health and , its associate in the most , Good temper ; spirits prompt to
undertake , And not soon spent though in an arduous task ; The powers of fancy
and strong thought are theirs ; E ' en age itself seems privileged in them With
clear ...
Good health and , its associate in the most , Good temper ; spirits prompt to
undertake , And not soon spent though in an arduous task ; The powers of fancy
and strong thought are theirs ; E ' en age itself seems privileged in them With
clear ...
Page 36
No : none are clear , : And none than we more guilty . But , where all Stand
chargeable with guilt , and to the shafts Of wrath obnoxious , God may choose his
mark : May punish , if he please , the less , to warn The more malignant . If he
spared ...
No : none are clear , : And none than we more guilty . But , where all Stand
chargeable with guilt , and to the shafts Of wrath obnoxious , God may choose his
mark : May punish , if he please , the less , to warn The more malignant . If he
spared ...
Page 41
His theme divine , His office sacred , his credentials clear . By him the violated
law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him , in strains as sweet As angels use , the
Gospel whispers peace . VOL . II . E He stablishes the strong , restores the weak
...
His theme divine , His office sacred , his credentials clear . By him the violated
law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him , in strains as sweet As angels use , the
Gospel whispers peace . VOL . II . E He stablishes the strong , restores the weak
...
Page 65
What ' s that which brings contempt upon a book And him who writes it , though
the style be neat , The method clear , and argument exact ; That makes a minister
in holy things The joy of many , and the dread of more , His name a theme for ...
What ' s that which brings contempt upon a book And him who writes it , though
the style be neat , The method clear , and argument exact ; That makes a minister
in holy things The joy of many , and the dread of more , His name a theme for ...
Page 68
A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise , and to be
praised ; But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water , and
beneath clear skies , He that is ever occupied in storms , Or dives not for it , or
brings up ...
A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise , and to be
praised ; But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water , and
beneath clear skies , He that is ever occupied in storms , Or dives not for it , or
brings up ...
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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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