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The Winter Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 5 . The Winter Morning Walk . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 108 6 . The Winter Walk at Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Tirocinium ;
or , a Review of Schools . 168 Verses sapposed to be written by Alexander ...
The Winter Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 5 . The Winter Morning Walk . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 108 6 . The Winter Walk at Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Tirocinium ;
or , a Review of Schools . 168 Verses sapposed to be written by Alexander ...
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And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I
perceive Fast lock ' d in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirm ' d by long
experience of thy worth And well tried virtues , could alone inspireWitness a joy
that ...
And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I
perceive Fast lock ' d in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirm ' d by long
experience of thy worth And well tried virtues , could alone inspireWitness a joy
that ...
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When winter soaks the fields , and female feet , Too weak to struggle with
tenacious clay , Or ford the rivulets , are best at home , The task of new
discoveries falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , Once went I
forth ; and found ...
When winter soaks the fields , and female feet , Too weak to struggle with
tenacious clay , Or ford the rivulets , are best at home , The task of new
discoveries falls on me . At such a season , and with such a charge , Once went I
forth ; and found ...
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Hence the declivity is sharp and short , And such the reascent : between them
weeps A little naiad her impoverish ' d urn All summer long , which winter fills
again . The folded gates would bar my progress now , But that the lord of this
enclosed ...
Hence the declivity is sharp and short , And such the reascent : between them
weeps A little naiad her impoverish ' d urn All summer long , which winter fills
again . The folded gates would bar my progress now , But that the lord of this
enclosed ...
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Sowing of Power seeds . The country preferable to the town even in the winter .
— Reasons why it is deserted at that season . - Ruinous effects of gaming and of
expensive improvement . - Book concludes with an apostrophe to the metropolis .
Sowing of Power seeds . The country preferable to the town even in the winter .
— Reasons why it is deserted at that season . - Ruinous effects of gaming and of
expensive improvement . - Book concludes with an apostrophe to the metropolis .
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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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