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Page 10
O may I live exempted ( while I live Guiltless of pamper ' d appetite obscene )
From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The Sofa suits The
gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though on a Sofa , may I never feel : For I
have ...
O may I live exempted ( while I live Guiltless of pamper ' d appetite obscene )
From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The Sofa suits The
gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , Though on a Sofa , may I never feel : For I
have ...
Page 19
Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems
worthy of the name . Good health and , its associate in the most , Good temper ;
spirits prompt to undertake , And not soon spent though in an arduous task ; The
...
Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems
worthy of the name . Good health and , its associate in the most , Good temper ;
spirits prompt to undertake , And not soon spent though in an arduous task ; The
...
Page 27
We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be bribed to compass Earth
again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But though true worth and
virtue in the mild And genial soil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps ...
We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be bribed to compass Earth
again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But though true worth and
virtue in the mild And genial soil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps ...
Page 38
To shake thy senate , and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash
down fire Upon thy foes , was never meant my task : But I can feel thy fortunes ,
and partake Thy joys and sorrows , with as true a heart As any thunderer there .
To shake thy senate , and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash
down fire Upon thy foes , was never meant my task : But I can feel thy fortunes ,
and partake Thy joys and sorrows , with as true a heart As any thunderer there .
Page 39
... 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 the jewel out of England ...
... 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 the jewel out of England ...
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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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