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Page 10
O may I live exempted ( while I live Guiltless of pamper ' d appetite obscene )
From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The Sofa suits The
gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though on a Sofa , may I never feel : For I
have ...
O may I live exempted ( while I live Guiltless of pamper ' d appetite obscene )
From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The Sofa suits The
gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though on a Sofa , may I never feel : For I
have ...
Page 22
They love it , and yet loathe it ; fear to die , Yet scorn the purposes for which they
live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? No - the The slavish dread of solitude ,
that breeds [ dread , Reflection and remorse , the fear of shame , And their ...
They love it , and yet loathe it ; fear to die , Yet scorn the purposes for which they
live . Then wherefore not renounce them ? No - the The slavish dread of solitude ,
that breeds [ dread , Reflection and remorse , the fear of shame , And their ...
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 50
What man that lives , and that knows how to live , Would fail to ' exhibit at the
public shows A form as splendid as the proudest there , Though appetite raise
outcries at the cost ? A man of the town dines late , but soon enough , With
reasonable ...
What man that lives , and that knows how to live , Would fail to ' exhibit at the
public shows A form as splendid as the proudest there , Though appetite raise
outcries at the cost ? A man of the town dines late , but soon enough , With
reasonable ...
Page 61
With gentle force soliciting the darts , He drew them forth , and heal ' d , and bade
me live . Since then , with few associates , in remote And silent woods I wander ,
far from those My former partners of the peopled scene : With few associates ...
With gentle force soliciting the darts , He drew them forth , and heal ' d , and bade
me live . Since then , with few associates , in remote And silent woods I wander ,
far from those My former partners of the peopled scene : With few associates ...
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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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