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Page 15
... foot half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Raised by the mole , the miner of the
soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth : and , plotting in
the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the mischiefs ...
... foot half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Raised by the mole , the miner of the
soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth : and , plotting in
the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the mischiefs ...
Page 22
... seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with
their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug
enclosures in the shelter ' d vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye ,
Delight us ...
... seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with
their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug
enclosures in the shelter ' d vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye ,
Delight us ...
Page 23
At his waist A girdle of half - wither ' d shrubs he shows , And at his feet the
baffled billows die . The common , overgrown with fern , and rough With prickly
gorse , that , shapeless and deform ' d , And dangerous to the touch , has yet its
bloom ...
At his waist A girdle of half - wither ' d shrubs he shows , And at his feet the
baffled billows die . The common , overgrown with fern , and rough With prickly
gorse , that , shapeless and deform ' d , And dangerous to the touch , has yet its
bloom ...
Page 35
They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deepA prince with half his
people ! Ancient towers , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where
beauty ost and letter ' d worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death ...
They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deepA prince with half his
people ! Ancient towers , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where
beauty ost and letter ' d worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death ...
Page 50
A man of the town dines late , but soon enough , With reasonable forecast and
dispatch , To ' ensure a sidebox station at half price . You think perhaps , so
delicate his dress , His daily fare as delicate . Alas ! He picks clean teeth , and ,
busy as ...
A man of the town dines late , but soon enough , With reasonable forecast and
dispatch , To ' ensure a sidebox station at half price . You think perhaps , so
delicate his dress , His daily fare as delicate . Alas ! He picks clean teeth , and ,
busy as ...
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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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