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Page 58
In country , city , seat Of academic fame ( howe ' er deserved ) , Long held , and
scarcely disengaged at last . But now with pleaşant pace a cleanlier road I mean
to tread . I feel myself at large , Courageous and refresh ' d for future toil , If toil ...
In country , city , seat Of academic fame ( howe ' er deserved ) , Long held , and
scarcely disengaged at last . But now with pleaşant pace a cleanlier road I mean
to tread . I feel myself at large , Courageous and refresh ' d for future toil , If toil ...
Page 71
Pardon then , Ye sage dispensers of poetic fame , The ' ambition of one meaner
far , whose powers , Presuming an attempt not less sublime , Pant for the praise
of dressing to the taste Of critic appetite no sordid fare , A cucumber , while costly
...
Pardon then , Ye sage dispensers of poetic fame , The ' ambition of one meaner
far , whose powers , Presuming an attempt not less sublime , Pant for the praise
of dressing to the taste Of critic appetite no sordid fare , A cucumber , while costly
...
Page 98
Dire is the frequent curse , and its twin sound The cheek - distending oath , not to
be praised As ornamental , musical , polite , Like those which modern senators
employ , Whose oath is rhetoric , and who swear for fame ! Behold the schools ,
in ...
Dire is the frequent curse , and its twin sound The cheek - distending oath , not to
be praised As ornamental , musical , polite , Like those which modern senators
employ , Whose oath is rhetoric , and who swear for fame ! Behold the schools ,
in ...
Page 106
... health and ease , And contemplation , heart - consoling joys And harmless
pleasures , in the throng ' d abode Of multitudes unknown ; hail , rural life !
Address himself who will to the pursuit Of honours or emolument or fame ; 1
Mignionette .
... health and ease , And contemplation , heart - consoling joys And harmless
pleasures , in the throng ' d abode Of multitudes unknown ; hail , rural life !
Address himself who will to the pursuit Of honours or emolument or fame ; 1
Mignionette .
Page 114
Some have amused the dull , sad years of life ( Life spent in indolence , and
therefore sad ) With schemes of monumental fame ; and sought By pyramids and
mausolean pomp , Shortlived themselves , to ' immortalize their bones . Some
seek ...
Some have amused the dull , sad years of life ( Life spent in indolence , and
therefore sad ) With schemes of monumental fame ; and sought By pyramids and
mausolean pomp , Shortlived themselves , to ' immortalize their bones . Some
seek ...
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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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