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Page 25
... precarious trust ; His hard condition with severe constraint Binds all his
faculties , forbids all growth Of wisdom , proves a school , in which he learns Sly
circumvention , unrelenting hate , Thus fare the shivering natives of the north ,
And thus ...
... precarious trust ; His hard condition with severe constraint Binds all his
faculties , forbids all growth Of wisdom , proves a school , in which he learns Sly
circumvention , unrelenting hate , Thus fare the shivering natives of the north ,
And thus ...
Page 47
... Athens or to Rome , for wisdom short Of man ' s occasions , when in him reside
Grace , knowledge , comfort - an unfathom ' d store ? How oft , when Paul has
served us with a text , Has Epictetus , Plato , Tully , preach ' d ! . Men that , if now ...
... Athens or to Rome , for wisdom short Of man ' s occasions , when in him reside
Grace , knowledge , comfort - an unfathom ' d store ? How oft , when Paul has
served us with a text , Has Epictetus , Plato , Tully , preach ' d ! . Men that , if now ...
Page 55
... they approve , That no restraints can circumscribe them more Than they
themselves by choice , for wisdom ' s sake ; · Nor can example hurt them : what
they see Of vice in others but enhancing more The charms of virtue in their just
esteem .
... they approve , That no restraints can circumscribe them more Than they
themselves by choice , for wisdom ' s sake ; · Nor can example hurt them : what
they see Of vice in others but enhancing more The charms of virtue in their just
esteem .
Page 58
Disgust conceal ' d Is ofttimes proof of wisdom , when the fault Is obstinate , and
cure beyond our reach . . Domestic happiness , thou only bliss Of Paradise that
has survived the fall ! Though few now taste thee unimpair ' d and pure , Or
tasting ...
Disgust conceal ' d Is ofttimes proof of wisdom , when the fault Is obstinate , and
cure beyond our reach . . Domestic happiness , thou only bliss Of Paradise that
has survived the fall ! Though few now taste thee unimpair ' d and pure , Or
tasting ...
Page 62
When I see such games Play ' d by the creatures of a Power who swears That he
will judge the earth , and call the fool To a sharp reckoning , that has lived in vain
; And when I weigh this seeming wisdom well , And prove it in the ' infallible ...
When I see such games Play ' d by the creatures of a Power who swears That he
will judge the earth , and call the fool To a sharp reckoning , that has lived in vain
; And when I weigh this seeming wisdom well , And prove it in the ' infallible ...
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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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