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Page 7
Rural sounds as well as sights delightful . Another walk . - - Mistake concerning
the charins of solitude corrected . - Colonnades commended . — Alcove , and the
view from it . The wilderness . - - The grove . - The thresher . . - Tbe necessity and
...
Rural sounds as well as sights delightful . Another walk . - - Mistake concerning
the charins of solitude corrected . - Colonnades commended . — Alcove , and the
view from it . The wilderness . - - The grove . - The thresher . . - Tbe necessity and
...
Page 12
... from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the listening ear ,
Groves , heaths , and smoking villages , remote . Scenes must be beautiful ,
which , daily view ' d , Please daily , and whose novelty survives Long knowledge
and ...
... from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the listening ear ,
Groves , heaths , and smoking villages , remote . Scenes must be beautiful ,
which , daily view ' d , Please daily , and whose novelty survives Long knowledge
and ...
Page 13
Nor rural sights alone , but rural sounds , Exhilarate the spirit , and restore The
tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of some far spreading
wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his ...
Nor rural sights alone , but rural sounds , Exhilarate the spirit , and restore The
tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of some far spreading
wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his ...
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... and far remote From such unpleasing sounds as haunt the ear In village or in
town , the bay of curs . Incessant , clinking hammers , grinding wheels , And
infants clamorous whether pleased or pain ' d , Oft have I wish ' d the peaceful
covert ...
... and far remote From such unpleasing sounds as haunt the ear In village or in
town , the bay of curs . Incessant , clinking hammers , grinding wheels , And
infants clamorous whether pleased or pain ' d , Oft have I wish ' d the peaceful
covert ...
Page 39
Breathe soft , Ye clarionets ; and softer still , ye flutes ; That winds and waters ,
lulld by magic sounds , May bear us smoothly to the Gallic shore ! True , we have
lost an empire - let it pass . True , we may thank the perfidy of France , That pick '
d ...
Breathe soft , Ye clarionets ; and softer still , ye flutes ; That winds and waters ,
lulld by magic sounds , May bear us smoothly to the Gallic shore ! True , we have
lost an empire - let it pass . True , we may thank the perfidy of France , That pick '
d ...
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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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