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Page 26
But far beyond the rest , and with most cause , Thee , gentle savage ! whom no
love of thee Or thine , but curiosity perhaps , Or else vainglory , prompted us to
draw Forth from thy native bowers , to show thee here With what superior skill we
...
But far beyond the rest , and with most cause , Thee , gentle savage ! whom no
love of thee Or thine , but curiosity perhaps , Or else vainglory , prompted us to
draw Forth from thy native bowers , to show thee here With what superior skill we
...
Page 27
I see thee weep , and thine are honest tears , A patriot ' s for his country : thou art
sad At thought of her forlorn and abject state , From which no power of thine can
raise her up . Thus Fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little
...
I see thee weep , and thine are honest tears , A patriot ' s for his country : thou art
sad At thought of her forlorn and abject state , From which no power of thine can
raise her up . Thus Fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little
...
Page 36
But , where all Stand chargeable with guilt , and to the shafts Of wrath obnoxious ,
God may choose his mark : May punish , if he please , the less , to warn The more
malignant . If he spared not them , Tremble and be amazed at thine escape ...
But , where all Stand chargeable with guilt , and to the shafts Of wrath obnoxious ,
God may choose his mark : May punish , if he please , the less , to warn The more
malignant . If he spared not them , Tremble and be amazed at thine escape ...
Page 37
Go , dress thine eyes with eye - salve ; ask of him , Or ask of whomsoever he has
taught ; And learn , though late , the genuine cause of all . England , with all thy
faults , I love thee stillMy country ! and , while yet a nook is left Where English ...
Go , dress thine eyes with eye - salve ; ask of him , Or ask of whomsoever he has
taught ; And learn , though late , the genuine cause of all . England , with all thy
faults , I love thee stillMy country ! and , while yet a nook is left Where English ...
Page 59
Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup ; Thou art the nurse of Virtue , in thine arms
She smiles , appearing , as in truth she is , Heaven - born , and destined to the
skies again . Thou art not known where Pleasure is adored , That reeling
goddess ...
Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup ; Thou art the nurse of Virtue , in thine arms
She smiles , appearing , as in truth she is , Heaven - born , and destined to the
skies again . Thou art not known where Pleasure is adored , That reeling
goddess ...
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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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