The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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Page 18
... 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 . Thump after thump resounds the constant flail , That seems to swing uncertain , and ...
... 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 . Thump after thump resounds the constant flail , That seems to swing uncertain , and ...
Page 21
... gives the fair Sweet smiles and bloom less transient than her It is the constant revolution , stale [ own . And tasteless , of the same repeated joys That palls , and satiates , and makes languid life A pedlar's pack , that bows the ...
... gives the fair Sweet smiles and bloom less transient than her It is the constant revolution , stale [ own . And tasteless , of the same repeated joys That palls , and satiates , and makes languid life A pedlar's pack , that bows the ...
Page 28
... 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 of her ...
... 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 of her ...
Page 37
... gives them all their fury ; bids a plague Kindle a 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 ...
... gives them all their fury ; bids a plague Kindle a 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 ...
Page 39
... gives his direst foe a friend's embrace . And , shamed as we have been , to the very beard Braved and defied , and in our own sea proved Too weak for those decisive blows that once Ensured us mastery there , we yet retain Some small ...
... gives his direst foe a friend's embrace . And , shamed as we have been , to the very beard Braved and defied , and in our own sea proved Too weak for those decisive blows that once Ensured us mastery there , we yet retain Some small ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath bids bird boast breath call'd cause charms Chiswick death delight design'd divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fountain of eternal give glory GLOWWORM grace grave hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour labour learn'd less life's light live lyre Mighty winds mind Muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure poets praise press'd prize proud prove rapture rest rude scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shrubs sighs sight skies sleep sloth smile soft song soon soul sound spaniel spare stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought THRACIAN toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worm worth youth