The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... Beneath the sultry ray . For once , then , if untutored youth , Youth unapproved by years , May chance to deviate into truth , When your experience errs ; For once attempt not to despise What I esteem a rule : Who early loves , though ...
... Beneath the sultry ray . For once , then , if untutored youth , Youth unapproved by years , May chance to deviate into truth , When your experience errs ; For once attempt not to despise What I esteem a rule : Who early loves , though ...
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... beneath a July sun , The gilded butterfly pursues O'er hedge and ditch , through gaps and mews , And , after many a vain essay , To captivate the tempting prey , Gives him at length the lucky pat , And has him safe beneath his hat ...
... beneath a July sun , The gilded butterfly pursues O'er hedge and ditch , through gaps and mews , And , after many a vain essay , To captivate the tempting prey , Gives him at length the lucky pat , And has him safe beneath his hat ...
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... thousand toils beneath . In vain we trifle with our fate ; Try every art in vain ; At best we but prolong the date And lengthen out our pain , Fondly we think all danger fled , For Death is EARLY POEMS 27 The Certainty of Death.
... thousand toils beneath . In vain we trifle with our fate ; Try every art in vain ; At best we but prolong the date And lengthen out our pain , Fondly we think all danger fled , For Death is EARLY POEMS 27 The Certainty of Death.
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... moping madness , Reason sank beneath the storm . Sweet the sound of grace Divine , Sweet the grace which makes me Thine . Then what soul - distressing noises Seemed to reach me 30 WILLIAM COWPER A Song of Mercy and Judgment.
... moping madness , Reason sank beneath the storm . Sweet the sound of grace Divine , Sweet the grace which makes me Thine . Then what soul - distressing noises Seemed to reach me 30 WILLIAM COWPER A Song of Mercy and Judgment.
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... beneath the wave , He thought to rişe no more ; But God prepared a fish to save , And bear him to the shore . Blest proofs of power and grace divine , That meet us in his word ! May every deep - felt care of mine Be trusted with the ...
... beneath the wave , He thought to rişe no more ; But God prepared a fish to save , And bear him to the shore . Blest proofs of power and grace divine , That meet us in his word ! May every deep - felt care of mine Be trusted with the ...
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admire beauty beneath blest boast breast charms Child & Co DEAR FRIEND death Delia delight divine dream earth edition eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flowers GEORGE ROMNEY give glory grace hand happy hast Hayley hear heart heaven Homer honour hope John Fenn John Gilpin John Johnson Johnson Joseph Hill labour Lady Austen Lady Hesketh letter lines live Lord lyre mind Muse nature never Newton night numbers nymphs o'er Olney Olney Hymns once pain peace perhaps pleasure poems poet poet's poetic portrait praise prove rest scene scorn seems shade shine skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound Southey stream sweet Task taste tears tell thee theme thine things thou art thought truth Unwin Vaughan Johnson verse Vincent Bourne virtue Weston Weston Underwood WILLIAM COWPER wish Yaxham youth