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Page 82
Say why , my son , thus pensive and alone , “ Does thy sad heart with fancied
sorrows mourn ; “ Think'st thou these childish sighs , this abject groan , " Can bid
the scenes of former bliss return ? Know , then , that years on hasty pinions fly ...
Say why , my son , thus pensive and alone , “ Does thy sad heart with fancied
sorrows mourn ; “ Think'st thou these childish sighs , this abject groan , " Can bid
the scenes of former bliss return ? Know , then , that years on hasty pinions fly ...
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May heavenly peace , To every thoughtless mind unknown , pursued In vain thro '
scenes of visionary good , That peace ... and lofty woods ; And ev'ry charm which
Nature's hand bestows In rich profusion decks the smiling scene ; No more he ...
May heavenly peace , To every thoughtless mind unknown , pursued In vain thro '
scenes of visionary good , That peace ... and lofty woods ; And ev'ry charm which
Nature's hand bestows In rich profusion decks the smiling scene ; No more he ...
Page 183
O Happiness , in every varied scene , Thro ' toil , thro'danger , and thro ' pain ,
pursued ! ... good , to perfect bliss ; While conscious of superior pow'rs , the soul
Exulting hears her call , and longs to soar To scenes of real and unfading joy .
O Happiness , in every varied scene , Thro ' toil , thro'danger , and thro ' pain ,
pursued ! ... good , to perfect bliss ; While conscious of superior pow'rs , the soul
Exulting hears her call , and longs to soar To scenes of real and unfading joy .
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Then would he pray — that white - robed truth , And purest peace and joy serene
, ( Blest guardians of thy vernal youth ) May shield thee thro ' life's various scene .
But Cowper lives in realms of light , Where kindred seraphs ceaseless sing ...
Then would he pray — that white - robed truth , And purest peace and joy serene
, ( Blest guardians of thy vernal youth ) May shield thee thro ' life's various scene .
But Cowper lives in realms of light , Where kindred seraphs ceaseless sing ...
Page 235
How sweet with you to wander all the day In airy scenes , by Fancy's pencil dress
? d , To trace the windings of her devious way , To feel her magic force , and own
her boundless sway . II . See at her call the awful forms arise Of ancient heroes ...
How sweet with you to wander all the day In airy scenes , by Fancy's pencil dress
? d , To trace the windings of her devious way , To feel her magic force , and own
her boundless sway . II . See at her call the awful forms arise Of ancient heroes ...
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| Title | Poems Divine and Moral |
| Author | John Bowdler |
| Compiled by | John Bowdler |
| Publisher | C. & J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Original from | University of California Irvine |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2017 |
| Length | 254 pages |
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