The Task and Other PoemsCarey and Hart, 1842 - 324 pages |
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... oceans , never to be pass'd By navigators uninform'd as they , Or plough'd , perhaps , by British bark again : But far beyond the rest , and with most cause , Thee , gentle savage ! * whom no love of 3 * THE SOFA . 29.
... oceans , never to be pass'd By navigators uninform'd as they , Or plough'd , perhaps , by British bark again : But far beyond the rest , and with most cause , Thee , gentle savage ! * whom no love of 3 * THE SOFA . 29.
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William Cowper. Thee , gentle savage ! * whom no love of thee Or thine , but curiosity , perhaps , Or else vain - glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bowers , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The ...
William Cowper. Thee , gentle savage ! * whom no love of thee Or thine , but curiosity , perhaps , Or else vain - glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bowers , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The ...
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... thee pale With conflict of contending hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepared To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt ...
... thee pale With conflict of contending hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepared To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt ...
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... thee , would not hold thee fast , Freedom ! whom they that lose thee so regret , That e'en a judgment , making way for thee , Seems , in their eyes , a mercy for thy sake ? Such evil sin hath wrought ; and such a flame Kindled in Heaven ...
... thee , would not hold thee fast , Freedom ! whom they that lose thee so regret , That e'en a judgment , making way for thee , Seems , in their eyes , a mercy for thy sake ? Such evil sin hath wrought ; and such a flame Kindled in Heaven ...
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... thee still- My country ! and , while yet a nook is left , Where English minds and manners may be found , Shall be constrain'd to love thee . Though thy clime Be fickle , and thy year most part deform'd With dripping rains , or wither'd ...
... thee still- My country ! and , while yet a nook is left , Where English minds and manners may be found , Shall be constrain'd to love thee . Though thy clime Be fickle , and thy year most part deform'd With dripping rains , or wither'd ...
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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