The Task

beauty beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause charge charms clime delight design'd distant divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fear feed feel field of glory flower folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits give glory grace grave groves hand happy heart heaven honour human INNER TEMPLE JOHN SHARPE king labour learn'd less live lost lyre mercy Mighty winds mind mischief muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps pleased pleasures plebeian polish'd praise prize proud prove rapture riddance rude rural sacred scene schools scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight slaves sleep sloth smile smooth sofa song soon soul sound spare sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thou hast toil touch'd trembling truth twas virtue Weybridge WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise wonder worth youth