The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... scene as this , which , if it was peaceful before , is not the worse for being a little enlivened . " So the poet himself described the new arrival to William Unwin , and it meant even more to him than he realized . In fact , it was the ...
... scene as this , which , if it was peaceful before , is not the worse for being a little enlivened . " So the poet himself described the new arrival to William Unwin , and it meant even more to him than he realized . In fact , it was the ...
Page xxxii
... scene , And an age must be past ere it rises again , ” we already hear the pensive melancholy of the ' Shrubbery , ' and we get even the very measure of that later and better - known farewell- " The poplars are felled ; farewell to the ...
... scene , And an age must be past ere it rises again , ” we already hear the pensive melancholy of the ' Shrubbery , ' and we get even the very measure of that later and better - known farewell- " The poplars are felled ; farewell to the ...
Page xxxv
... scene than this ? — " ' Twas on the noon of an autumnal day , October hight , but mild and fair as May ; When scarlet fruits the russet hedge adorn , And floating films envelope every thorn ; When gently , as in June , the rivers glide ...
... scene than this ? — " ' Twas on the noon of an autumnal day , October hight , but mild and fair as May ; When scarlet fruits the russet hedge adorn , And floating films envelope every thorn ; When gently , as in June , the rivers glide ...
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... scenes that soothed Or charmed me young , no longer young I find Still soothing and of power to charm me still . And witness ... scene . Thence with what pleasure have we just discerned The distant plough slow - moving , and , beside His ...
... scenes that soothed Or charmed me young , no longer young I find Still soothing and of power to charm me still . And witness ... scene . Thence with what pleasure have we just discerned The distant plough slow - moving , and , beside His ...
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... scene below . Again the harmony comes o'er the vale , And through the trees I view the embattled tower Whence all the music . I again perceive The soothing influence of the wafted strains , And settle in soft musings as I tread The walk ...
... scene below . Again the harmony comes o'er the vale , And through the trees I view the embattled tower Whence all the music . I again perceive The soothing influence of the wafted strains , And settle in soft musings as I tread The walk ...
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