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Page 21
... No smartness in the jest ; and wonders why . Yet thousands still desire to
journey on , Though halt and weary of the path they tread . The paralytic who can
hold her cards , But cannot play them , borrows a friend ' s hand To deal and
shuffle ...
... No smartness in the jest ; and wonders why . Yet thousands still desire to
journey on , Though halt and weary of the path they tread . The paralytic who can
hold her cards , But cannot play them , borrows a friend ' s hand To deal and
shuffle ...
Page 30
That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all , should
most abound And least be threaten ' d in the fields and groves ? Possess ye
therefore , ye who , borne about In chariots and sedans , know no fatigue But that
of ...
That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all , should
most abound And least be threaten ' d in the fields and groves ? Possess ye
therefore , ye who , borne about In chariots and sedans , know no fatigue But that
of ...
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... Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen
release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy The terrors of the day , that sets
them free . Who then , that has thee , would not hold thee fast , Freedom ! whom
they ...
... Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen
release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy The terrors of the day , that sets
them free . Who then , that has thee , would not hold thee fast , Freedom ! whom
they ...
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The earth shall shake him out of all his holds , Or make his house his grave : nor
so content , Shall counterfeit the motions of the flood , And drown him in her dry
and dusty gulfs . What then ! - - Were they the wicked above all , And we the ...
The earth shall shake him out of all his holds , Or make his house his grave : nor
so content , Shall counterfeit the motions of the flood , And drown him in her dry
and dusty gulfs . What then ! - - Were they the wicked above all , And we the ...
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The shifts and turns , The ' expedients and inventions multiform , To which the
mind resorts , in chase of terms Though apt , yet coy , and difficult to winTo ' arrest
the feeting images , that fill The mirror of the mind , and hold them fast , And force
...
The shifts and turns , The ' expedients and inventions multiform , To which the
mind resorts , in chase of terms Though apt , yet coy , and difficult to winTo ' arrest
the feeting images , that fill The mirror of the mind , and hold them fast , And force
...
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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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