The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... Light and Glory of the Word XXXI . On the Death of a Minister XXXII . The Shining Light XXXIII . The Waiting Soul XXXIV . Seeking the Beloved XXXV . Light shining out of Darkness XXXVI . Welcome Cross . · XXXVII . Afflictions Sanctified ...
... Light and Glory of the Word XXXI . On the Death of a Minister XXXII . The Shining Light XXXIII . The Waiting Soul XXXIV . Seeking the Beloved XXXV . Light shining out of Darkness XXXVI . Welcome Cross . · XXXVII . Afflictions Sanctified ...
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... light invisible . Johnson said that no man could be written down except by him- self ; and that is true in more ways than he meant . Not only is no man written down by his detractors , but , if he have any real vital spark in him , it ...
... light invisible . Johnson said that no man could be written down except by him- self ; and that is true in more ways than he meant . Not only is no man written down by his detractors , but , if he have any real vital spark in him , it ...
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... light , and fewer still those who , coming so late into the arena , carry off the prize . Cowper was born in 1731 , and putting aside his share in some translations and his contribution to the " Olney Hymns , " he published nothing till ...
... light , and fewer still those who , coming so late into the arena , carry off the prize . Cowper was born in 1731 , and putting aside his share in some translations and his contribution to the " Olney Hymns , " he published nothing till ...
Page xlv
... 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 harmonious notes : the thrush departs Scared , and the offended nightingale ...
... 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 harmonious notes : the thrush departs Scared , and the offended nightingale ...
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... light From spray to spray , where'er he rests he shakes From many a twig the pendant drops of ice That tinkle in the withered leaves below . Stillness , accompanied with sounds so soft , Charms more than silence . " The signature of ...
... light From spray to spray , where'er he rests he shakes From many a twig the pendant drops of ice That tinkle in the withered leaves below . Stillness , accompanied with sounds so soft , Charms more than silence . " The signature of ...
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