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Page 14
Incessant , clinking hammers , grinding wheels , And infants clamorous whether
pleased or pain ' d , Oft have I wish ' d the peaceful covert mine . Here , I have
said , at least I should possess The poet ' s treasure , silence , and indulge ...
Incessant , clinking hammers , grinding wheels , And infants clamorous whether
pleased or pain ' d , Oft have I wish ' d the peaceful covert mine . Here , I have
said , at least I should possess The poet ' s treasure , silence , and indulge ...
Page 23
... went to sea , and died . Her fancy follow ' d him through foaming waves To
distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too ,
Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return ,
And ...
... went to sea , and died . Her fancy follow ' d him through foaming waves To
distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too ,
Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return ,
And ...
Page 25
His wants indeed are many ; but supply Is obvious , placed within the easy reach
Of temperate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives as in her proper
soil ; Not rude and surly , and beset with thorns , And terrible to sight , as when ...
His wants indeed are many ; but supply Is obvious , placed within the easy reach
Of temperate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives as in her proper
soil ; Not rude and surly , and beset with thorns , And terrible to sight , as when ...
Page 30
At eve The moonbeam , sliding softly in between The sleeping leaves , is all the
light they wish , Birds warbling all the music . We can spare The splendour of
your lamps ; they but eclipse Our softer satellite . Your songs confound Our more
...
At eve The moonbeam , sliding softly in between The sleeping leaves , is all the
light they wish , Birds warbling all the music . We can spare The splendour of
your lamps ; they but eclipse Our softer satellite . Your songs confound Our more
...
Page 73
Thence straight sucThe branches , sturdy to his utmost wish ; [ ceed Prolific all ,
and harbingers of more . The crowded roots demand enlargement now , And
transplantation in an ampler space . Indulged in what they wish , they soon
supply ...
Thence straight sucThe branches , sturdy to his utmost wish ; [ ceed Prolific all ,
and harbingers of more . The crowded roots demand enlargement now , And
transplantation in an ampler space . Indulged in what they wish , they soon
supply ...
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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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