The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... apostate and profane , Wretches who blush not to disdain Allegiance to your God , Did e'er your idly - wasted love Of virtue for her sake remove And lift you from the crowd ? Would you the race of glory run ? Know , EARLY POEMS 5 1Q.
... apostate and profane , Wretches who blush not to disdain Allegiance to your God , Did e'er your idly - wasted love Of virtue for her sake remove And lift you from the crowd ? Would you the race of glory run ? Know , EARLY POEMS 5 1Q.
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... virtues heave , Oh , with what matchless speed they leave The multitude behind ! Then ask ye , from what cause on earth Virtues like these derive their birth ? Derived from Heaven alone , Full on that favoured breast they shine , Where ...
... virtues heave , Oh , with what matchless speed they leave The multitude behind ! Then ask ye , from what cause on earth Virtues like these derive their birth ? Derived from Heaven alone , Full on that favoured breast they shine , Where ...
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... Virtue ( sacred vestal ) fed , shall shine , And warm our fainting souls with energy divine . AN EPISTLE TO ROBERT LLOYD , ESQ . ' Tis not that I design to rob Thee of thy birthright , gentle Bob , For thou art born sole heir and single ...
... Virtue ( sacred vestal ) fed , shall shine , And warm our fainting souls with energy divine . AN EPISTLE TO ROBERT LLOYD , ESQ . ' Tis not that I design to rob Thee of thy birthright , gentle Bob , For thou art born sole heir and single ...
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... virtue when possessed ; without , our bane . If in my bosom unperceived there lurk The deep - sown seeds of avarice or ambition , Blame me , ye great ones ( for I scorn your censure ) , But let the generous and the good commend me That ...
... virtue when possessed ; without , our bane . If in my bosom unperceived there lurk The deep - sown seeds of avarice or ambition , Blame me , ye great ones ( for I scorn your censure ) , But let the generous and the good commend me That ...
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... virtue , without which nor wealth , Nor Delia , can avail to make me blest . WRITTEN IN A FIT OF ILLNESS R. S. S. In these sad hours , a prey to ceaseless pain , While feverish pulses leap in every vein , When each faint breath the last ...
... virtue , without which nor wealth , Nor Delia , can avail to make me blest . WRITTEN IN A FIT OF ILLNESS R. S. S. In these sad hours , a prey to ceaseless pain , While feverish pulses leap in every vein , When each faint breath the last ...
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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