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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... fear , it is after the mind has learned to see shapes of terror wherever it turns ; when the sun and stars are as fraught with signs , as the scriptures with declarations , of destruction . Nothing can more forcibly depict the state of ...
... fear , it is after the mind has learned to see shapes of terror wherever it turns ; when the sun and stars are as fraught with signs , as the scriptures with declarations , of destruction . Nothing can more forcibly depict the state of ...
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... fear . A. Thus men , whose thoughts contemplative have On situations , that they never felt , [ dwelt Start up sagacious , cover'd with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , And prate and preach about what others prove , As if ...
... fear . A. Thus men , whose thoughts contemplative have On situations , that they never felt , [ dwelt Start up sagacious , cover'd with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , And prate and preach about what others prove , As if ...
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... fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most reveal'd before the freeman's eyes ? No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul emancipated , unoppress'd ...
... fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most reveal'd before the freeman's eyes ? No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul emancipated , unoppress'd ...
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... fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next Alas ! the tide of pleasure ...
... fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next Alas ! the tide of pleasure ...
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... fear , they frolic it along . With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their ...
... fear , they frolic it along . With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their ...
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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