The Task and Other PoemsCarey and Hart, 1842 - 324 pages |
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Page 12
... close , or needlework sublime . There might ye see the peony spread wide , The full - blown rose , the shepherd and his lass , Lapdog and lambkin with black , staring eyes , And parrots with twin cherries in their beak . Now came the ...
... close , or needlework sublime . There might ye see the peony spread wide , The full - blown rose , the shepherd and his lass , Lapdog and lambkin with black , staring eyes , And parrots with twin cherries in their beak . Now came the ...
Page 13
... Close pack'd , and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame By soft recumbency of outstretch'd limbs , Was bliss reserved for happier days . So slow The growth of what is excellent ; so hard To attain ...
... Close pack'd , and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame By soft recumbency of outstretch'd limbs , Was bliss reserved for happier days . So slow The growth of what is excellent ; so hard To attain ...
Page 14
... close cropp'd by nibbling sheep , And skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs ; have loved the rural walk O'er hills , through valleys , and by river's brink , E'er since , a truant boy , I pass'd my bounds , To enjoy a ...
... close cropp'd by nibbling sheep , And skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs ; have loved the rural walk O'er hills , through valleys , and by river's brink , E'er since , a truant boy , I pass'd my bounds , To enjoy a ...
Page 17
... close Environ'd with a ring of branching elms , That overhang the thatch , itself , unseen , Peeps at the vale below ; so thick beset With foliage of such dark , redundant growth , I call'd the low - roof'd lodge the peasant's nest And ...
... close Environ'd with a ring of branching elms , That overhang the thatch , itself , unseen , Peeps at the vale below ; so thick beset With foliage of such dark , redundant growth , I call'd the low - roof'd lodge the peasant's nest And ...
Page 39
... close of all ? But grant her end More distant , and that prophecy demands A longer respite , unaccomplish'd yet ; Still they are frowning signals , and bespeak Displeasure in His breast , who smites the earth Or heals it , makes it ...
... close of all ? But grant her end More distant , and that prophecy demands A longer respite , unaccomplish'd yet ; Still they are frowning signals , and bespeak Displeasure in His breast , who smites the earth Or heals it , makes it ...
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Æsop Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast BODHAM breath call'd cause charms death deem delight design'd distant divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fruit give glory grace grave hand happy heart Heaven honest pleasures honour hope human John Gilpin JOSEPH HILL King labour learn'd less liberty light live lost lyre mind mounted best Muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps pleasure plebeian praise prize proud prove rest scene scorn seek seem'd sensual world shine sight skies sleep sloth smile song soon soul sound spare stamp'd sweet sweet oblivion task taste thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil trembling truth Twas vex'd virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wisely store wonder worth youth