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Page 34
The hills move lightly and the mountains smoke , For he has touch ' d them . From
the extremest Of elevation down into the abyss ( point His wrath is busy and his
frown is felt . The rocks fall headlong , and the valleys rise , The rivers die into ...
The hills move lightly and the mountains smoke , For he has touch ' d them . From
the extremest Of elevation down into the abyss ( point His wrath is busy and his
frown is felt . The rocks fall headlong , and the valleys rise , The rivers die into ...
Page 48
... at least with hopeful proof Of some sincerity on the giver ' s part ; Or be
dishonour ' d in the exterior form And mode of its conveyance by such tricks As
move derision , or by foppish airs And histrionic mummery , that let down The
pulpit to the ...
... at least with hopeful proof Of some sincerity on the giver ' s part ; Or be
dishonour ' d in the exterior form And mode of its conveyance by such tricks As
move derision , or by foppish airs And histrionic mummery , that let down The
pulpit to the ...
Page 116
They know not what it is to feel within A comprehensive faculty , that grasps Great
purposes with ease , that turns and wields , Almost without an effort , plans too
vast For their conception , which they cannot move . Conscious of impotence they
...
They know not what it is to feel within A comprehensive faculty , that grasps Great
purposes with ease , that turns and wields , Almost without an effort , plans too
vast For their conception , which they cannot move . Conscious of impotence they
...
Page 142
... move , And need not his immediate hand , who first Prescribed their course , to
regulate it now . Thus dream they , and contrive to save a God The '
encumbrance of his own concerns , and spare The great artificer of all that moves
The stress ...
... move , And need not his immediate hand , who first Prescribed their course , to
regulate it now . Thus dream they , and contrive to save a God The '
encumbrance of his own concerns , and spare The great artificer of all that moves
The stress ...
Page 151
And dost thou dream ( the ' impenetrable man Exclaim ' d ) that me the lullabies of
age , - And fantasies of dotards such as thou , Can cheat , or move a moment ' s
fear in me ? Mark now the proof I give thee , that the brave Need no such aids ...
And dost thou dream ( the ' impenetrable man Exclaim ' d ) that me the lullabies of
age , - And fantasies of dotards such as thou , Can cheat , or move a moment ' s
fear in me ? Mark now the proof I give thee , that the brave Need no such aids ...
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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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