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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 21
... the petulance , the frown And sullen sadness that o ' ershade , distort , And mar
the face of Beauty , when po cause For such immeasurable woe appears , These
Flora banishes , and gives the fair Sweet smiles and bloom less transient than ...
... the petulance , the frown And sullen sadness that o ' ershade , distort , And mar
the face of Beauty , when po cause For such immeasurable woe appears , These
Flora banishes , and gives the fair Sweet smiles and bloom less transient than ...
Page 28
Bacon there 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 ...
Bacon there 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 ...
Page 37
God proclaims His hot displeasure against foolish men , That live an atheist life :
involves the Heavens In tempests ; quits his grasp upon the winds , And gives
them all their fury ; bids a plague Kindle a fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the
...
God proclaims His hot displeasure against foolish men , That live an atheist life :
involves the Heavens In tempests ; quits his grasp upon the winds , And gives
them all their fury ; bids a plague Kindle a fiery boil upon the skin , And putrify the
...
Page 39
And let that pass - ' twas but a trick of stateA brave man knows no malice , but at
once Forgets in peace the injuries of war , And gives his direst foe a friend ' s
embrace . And , shamed as we have been , to the very beard Braved and defied ...
And let that pass - ' twas but a trick of stateA brave man knows no malice , but at
once Forgets in peace the injuries of war , And gives his direst foe a friend ' s
embrace . And , shamed as we have been , to the very beard Braved and defied ...
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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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