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Page 5
The history of the following production is briefly this : A lady , fond of blank verse ,
demanded a poem of that kind from the author , and gave him the Sofa for a
subject . He obeyed ; and , having much leisure , connected another subject with
it ...
The history of the following production is briefly this : A lady , fond of blank verse ,
demanded a poem of that kind from the author , and gave him the Sofa for a
subject . He obeyed ; and , having much leisure , connected another subject with
it ...
Page 25
... as when she springs ( If e ' er she spring spontaneous ) in remote And
barbarous climes , where violence prevails , And strength is lord of all ; but gentle
, kind , By culture tamed , by liberty refreshid , And all her fruits by radiant truth
matured .
... as when she springs ( If e ' er she spring spontaneous ) in remote And
barbarous climes , where violence prevails , And strength is lord of all ; but gentle
, kind , By culture tamed , by liberty refreshid , And all her fruits by radiant truth
matured .
Page 63
... which One common Maker bound me to the kind ? True ; I am no proficient , I
confess , In arts like yours . I cannot call the swift And perilous lightnings from the
angry clouds , And bid them hide themselves in earth beneath ; I cannot analyze
...
... which One common Maker bound me to the kind ? True ; I am no proficient , I
confess , In arts like yours . I cannot call the swift And perilous lightnings from the
angry clouds , And bid them hide themselves in earth beneath ; I cannot analyze
...
Page 66
... Compose the passions , and exalt the mind ; Scenes such as these ' tis his
supreme delight To fill with riot and defile with blood . Should some contagion ,
kind to the poor brutes We persecute , annihilate the tribes That draw the
sportsman ...
... Compose the passions , and exalt the mind ; Scenes such as these ' tis his
supreme delight To fill with riot and defile with blood . Should some contagion ,
kind to the poor brutes We persecute , annihilate the tribes That draw the
sportsman ...
Page 75
... and where it strews the floor Swept with a woman ' s neatness , breeding else
Contagion , and disseminating death . Discharge but these kind offices ( and who
Would spare , that loves them , offices like these ? ) Well they reward the toil .
... and where it strews the floor Swept with a woman ' s neatness , breeding else
Contagion , and disseminating death . Discharge but these kind offices ( and who
Would spare , that loves them , offices like these ? ) Well they reward the toil .
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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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