The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper,esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc., and Adam; a Sacred Drama; from the Italian of Gio. Battista Andreini, with a Memoir of the AuthorD. Appleton, 1854 |
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... dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of nshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that Justice draws , And will prevail or perish in her cause . ' Tis to the virtues of such men , man owes ...
... dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of nshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that Justice draws , And will prevail or perish in her cause . ' Tis to the virtues of such men , man owes ...
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... dear feet , In Afric's torrid clime , or India's fiercest heat . A. Sing where you please ; in such a cause I grant An English poet's privilege to rant ; But is not Freedom - at least is not ours Too apt to play the wanton with her ...
... dear feet , In Afric's torrid clime , or India's fiercest heat . A. Sing where you please ; in such a cause I grant An English poet's privilege to rant ; But is not Freedom - at least is not ours Too apt to play the wanton with her ...
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... dear , If sentiment were sacrificed to sound , And truth cut short to make a period round , I judged a man of sense could scarce do worse Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , And some wits ...
... dear , If sentiment were sacrificed to sound , And truth cut short to make a period round , I judged a man of sense could scarce do worse Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , And some wits ...
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... dear pleasures of the velvet plain , The painted tablets , dealt and dealt again ! Cards , with what rapture , and the polish'd die The yawning chasm of indolence supply ! Then to the dance , and make the sober moon Witness of joys that ...
... dear pleasures of the velvet plain , The painted tablets , dealt and dealt again ! Cards , with what rapture , and the polish'd die The yawning chasm of indolence supply ! Then to the dance , and make the sober moon Witness of joys that ...
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... dear deceit . So one , whose story serves at least to shew Men loved their own productions long ago , Woo'd an unfeeling statue for his wife , Nor rested till the gods had given it life . If some mere driveller suck the sugar'd fib ...
... dear deceit . So one , whose story serves at least to shew Men loved their own productions long ago , Woo'd an unfeeling statue for his wife , Nor rested till the gods had given it life . If some mere driveller suck the sugar'd fib ...
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ADAM angels art thou Avernus BEELZEBUB Behold beneath boast bosom breast breath bright brow call'd charms CHERUBIM creature dark dear death delight divine docet dost thou dread dream e'en earth eternal eyes fair falchions fear feel fire flame FLESH flowers form'd fruit give glory GOD THE FATHER gold grace groves hand hands united happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly hell honour hope human JOHN MILTON light live Lord LUCIFER lyre mighty mind muse nature never night nymphs o'er once pain peace pleasure praise prove sacred SATAN scene seem'd SERPENT shade shew shine sighs sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spirit stars stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil tongue truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice VOLANO WILLIAM HAYLEY wings worth wretched youth