Poems, Volume 1C. and C. Whittingham ... ; sold by Thomas Tegg ..., R. Jennings ..., and Richard Griffin and Company, 1824 - English poetry |
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... breast Brings every thought , word , action , to the test ; Warns him or prompts , approves him or restrains , As reason , or as passion , takes the reins . Heaven from above , and Conscience from within , Cries in his startled ear ...
... breast Brings every thought , word , action , to the test ; Warns him or prompts , approves him or restrains , As reason , or as passion , takes the reins . Heaven from above , and Conscience from within , Cries in his startled ear ...
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... breast . No pleasure ? Are domestic comforts dead ? Are all the nameless sweets of friendship fled ? Has time worn out , or fashion put to shame Good sense , good health , good conscience , and good All these belong to virtue , and all ...
... breast . No pleasure ? Are domestic comforts dead ? Are all the nameless sweets of friendship fled ? Has time worn out , or fashion put to shame Good sense , good health , good conscience , and good All these belong to virtue , and all ...
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... breast , Abhorr'd the sacrifice , and cursed the priest . Thou polish'd and high finish'd foe to truth , Gray beard corrupter of our listening youth , To purge and skim away the filth of vice , That so refined it might the more entice ...
... breast , Abhorr'd the sacrifice , and cursed the priest . Thou polish'd and high finish'd foe to truth , Gray beard corrupter of our listening youth , To purge and skim away the filth of vice , That so refined it might the more entice ...
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... breast , Implies authority that never can , That never ought to be the lot of man . But , Muse , forbear ; long flights forebode a fall : Strike on the deep - toned chord the sum of all . Hear the just law - the judgment of the skies ...
... breast , Implies authority that never can , That never ought to be the lot of man . But , Muse , forbear ; long flights forebode a fall : Strike on the deep - toned chord the sum of all . Hear the just law - the judgment of the skies ...
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... right , The ' event and sure decision of the fight ? Hast thou , though suckled at fair Freedom's breast , Exported slavery to the conquer'd East , Pull'd down the tyrants India served with dread , And 64 EXPOSTULATION .
... right , The ' event and sure decision of the fight ? Hast thou , though suckled at fair Freedom's breast , Exported slavery to the conquer'd East , Pull'd down the tyrants India served with dread , And 64 EXPOSTULATION .
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream Druids e'en earth Edmonton eyes fair fancy fast fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory GLOWWORM God's grace hand happy hear heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind Muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom zeal