The Task: In Six BooksT. Bedlington, 1826 - 228 pages |
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... beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant's pause , and lives but while she moves : 355 360 365 370 Its own revolvency upholds the World , Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious ...
... beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant's pause , and lives but while she moves : 355 360 365 370 Its own revolvency upholds the World , Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious ...
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... Beauty , when no cause For such immeasurable wo appears , These Flora banishes , and gives the fair 460 Sweet smiles , and bloom less transient than her own . It is the constant revolution , stale And tasteless , of the same repeated ...
... Beauty , when no cause For such immeasurable wo appears , These Flora banishes , and gives the fair 460 Sweet smiles , and bloom less transient than her own . It is the constant revolution , stale And tasteless , of the same repeated ...
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... beauty to a stone , And Chatham's eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chisel occupy alone 705 The pow'rs of sculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her equal care . With nice incision of her guided steel She ...
... beauty to a stone , And Chatham's eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chisel occupy alone 705 The pow'rs of sculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her equal care . With nice incision of her guided steel She ...
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... hasty to depart , Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep- A prince with half his people ! Ancient tow'rs , 115 120 And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty 32 THE TASK .
... hasty to depart , Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep- A prince with half his people ! Ancient tow'rs , 115 120 And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty 32 THE TASK .
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In Six Books William Cowper. And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen ...
In Six Books William Cowper. And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen ...
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Æsop beauty beneath boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd dicebox distant divine domestick dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ning ev'ry fair fame fancy fear feed feel flow'r folly form'd fruit give glory grace grave Guelder Rose hand happy hast heard heart Heav'n honour human John Throckmorton JOSEPH HILL king labour learn'd less liberty liv'd live lost lov'd lyre magick man-The mind mounted best musick Nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasures plebeian pow'r praise proud prove publick rest sacred scene schools seek seem'd shine skies sleep smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet sweet oblivion task taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas vex'd virtue voice wand'ring waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wisely store worth youth