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Page 13
Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one The livelong night : nor these
alone , whose notes Nice finger ' d Art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks ,
and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay ,
the ...
Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one The livelong night : nor these
alone , whose notes Nice finger ' d Art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks ,
and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay ,
the ...
Page 18
Tis the primal curse , But soften ' d into mercy ; made the pledge Of cheerful days
, and nights without a groan . By ceaseless action all that is subsists . Constant
rotation of the unwearied wheel , That Nature rides upon , maintains her health ...
Tis the primal curse , But soften ' d into mercy ; made the pledge Of cheerful days
, and nights without a groan . By ceaseless action all that is subsists . Constant
rotation of the unwearied wheel , That Nature rides upon , maintains her health ...
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She heard the doleful tidings of his deathAnd never smiled again ! and now - she
roams The dreary waste ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when
charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter ' d apron hides , Worn as a cloak ...
She heard the doleful tidings of his deathAnd never smiled again ! and now - she
roams The dreary waste ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when
charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter ' d apron hides , Worn as a cloak ...
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Every speck Seen in the dim horizon turns thee pale With conflict of contending
hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy
cabin , well prepared To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it ...
Every speck Seen in the dim horizon turns thee pale With conflict of contending
hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy
cabin , well prepared To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it ...
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... at night retire secure To thy straw couch , and slumber unalarm ' d ; For I have
gain ' d thy confidence , have pledged All that is human in me , to protect Thine
unsuspecting gratitude and love . If I survive thee I will dig thy grave ; And , when I
...
... at night retire secure To thy straw couch , and slumber unalarm ' d ; For I have
gain ' d thy confidence , have pledged All that is human in me , to protect Thine
unsuspecting gratitude and love . If I survive thee I will dig thy grave ; And , when I
...
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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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