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Ingenious Fancy , never better pleased Than when employ ' d to ' accommodate
the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow
at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United B 2 THE SOFA .
Ingenious Fancy , never better pleased Than when employ ' d to ' accommodate
the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow
at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United B 2 THE SOFA .
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Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o ' er his
head ; And sweet the clerk below . But neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores
the sick man dead ; Nor his , who quits the box at midnight hour , To slumber in
the ...
Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o ' er his
head ; And sweet the clerk below . But neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores
the sick man dead ; Nor his , who quits the box at midnight hour , To slumber in
the ...
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Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To
sooth and satisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one
The livelong night : nor these alone , whose notes Nice finger ' d Art must ...
Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To
sooth and satisfy the human ear . Ten thousand warblers cheer the day , and one
The livelong night : nor these alone , whose notes Nice finger ' d Art must ...
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Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords .
Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well : He
dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , . And , heavy laden , brings his beverage
home ...
Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords .
Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well : He
dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , . And , heavy laden , brings his beverage
home ...
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thou seeming sweet , Be still a pleasing object in my view ; My visit still , but never
mine abode . Not distant far a length of colonnade Invites us . Monument of
ancient taste , Now scorn ' d , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the
value ...
thou seeming sweet , Be still a pleasing object in my view ; My visit still , but never
mine abode . Not distant far a length of colonnade Invites us . Monument of
ancient taste , Now scorn ' d , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the
value ...
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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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