The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... Thou polished and high - finished foe to truth , Grey - beard corrupter of our listening youth ; " or the apostrophe to the press , a little further on : — - " Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise , Thou ever - bubbling ...
... Thou polished and high - finished foe to truth , Grey - beard corrupter of our listening youth ; " or the apostrophe to the press , a little further on : — - " Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise , Thou ever - bubbling ...
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... thou wast , king of the woods , And Time hath made thee what thou art , a cave For owls to roost in . " And that fine line-- " Slow into such magnificent decay . " Do they not all belong to the wide - ranging Shakespearian order of ...
... thou wast , king of the woods , And Time hath made thee what thou art , a cave For owls to roost in . " And that fine line-- " Slow into such magnificent decay . " Do they not all belong to the wide - ranging Shakespearian order of ...
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... thou gavest him . Wherefore , ah ! Why not on me that favour ( worthier sure ! ) Conferredst thou , Goddess ? Thou art blind , thou say'st : Enough ! thy blindness shall excuse the deed . Nor does my Muse no benefit exhale From this thy ...
... thou gavest him . Wherefore , ah ! Why not on me that favour ( worthier sure ! ) Conferredst thou , Goddess ? Thou art blind , thou say'st : Enough ! thy blindness shall excuse the deed . Nor does my Muse no benefit exhale From this thy ...
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... Thou wretch ! and hast thou lived so long , Nor yet forgot to love ? Ye Sages ! spite of your pretences To wisdom , you must own Your folly frequently commences When you acknowledge none . Not that I deem it weak to love , Or folly to ...
... Thou wretch ! and hast thou lived so long , Nor yet forgot to love ? Ye Sages ! spite of your pretences To wisdom , you must own Your folly frequently commences When you acknowledge none . Not that I deem it weak to love , Or folly to ...
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... THOU magic lyre , whose fascinating sound Seduced the savage monsters from their cave , Drew rocks and trees and forms uncouth around , And bade wild Hebrus hush his listening wave ; No more thy undulating warblings flow O'er Thracian ...
... THOU magic lyre , whose fascinating sound Seduced the savage monsters from their cave , Drew rocks and trees and forms uncouth around , And bade wild Hebrus hush his listening wave ; No more thy undulating warblings flow O'er Thracian ...
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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