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Page xlvi
It hardly contains a trace of Cowper the poet , except the fine lines - - “ There is a
pleasure in poetic pains Which only poets know ; ” and the splendid outburst of
patriotism which culminates in the famous“ Praise enough To fill the ambition of a
...
It hardly contains a trace of Cowper the poet , except the fine lines - - “ There is a
pleasure in poetic pains Which only poets know ; ” and the splendid outburst of
patriotism which culminates in the famous“ Praise enough To fill the ambition of a
...
Page lxxiv
principally to know , that I am as well as usual , and Mrs . Unwin too , a rheumatic
pain in her cheek excepted . Remember to get me a stock of paper . Yours , my
dear Johnny , affectionately , WM . CowPER Mrs . U . sends you her love and
best ...
principally to know , that I am as well as usual , and Mrs . Unwin too , a rheumatic
pain in her cheek excepted . Remember to get me a stock of paper . Yours , my
dear Johnny , affectionately , WM . CowPER Mrs . U . sends you her love and
best ...
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N Not that my Muse , though bashful , shall deny She would have thanked thee
rather hadst thou cast A treasure in her way ; for neither meed Of early breakfast ,
to dispel the fumes And bowel - racking pains of emptiness , Nor noontide feast ...
N Not that my Muse , though bashful , shall deny She would have thanked thee
rather hadst thou cast A treasure in her way ; for neither meed Of early breakfast ,
to dispel the fumes And bowel - racking pains of emptiness , Nor noontide feast ...
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... To captivate the tempting prey , Gives him at length the lucky pat , And has him
safe beneath his hat : Then lifts it gently from the ground ; But ah ! ' tis lost as soon
as found ; Culprit his liberty regains ; Flits out of sight and mocks his pains .
... To captivate the tempting prey , Gives him at length the lucky pat , And has him
safe beneath his hat : Then lifts it gently from the ground ; But ah ! ' tis lost as soon
as found ; Culprit his liberty regains ; Flits out of sight and mocks his pains .
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Matthew , ” says Fame , “ with endless pains Smoothed and refined the meanest
strains , Nor suffered one ill - chosen rhyme To escape him at the idlest time ; And
thus o ' er all a lustre cast , That while the language lives shall last .
Matthew , ” says Fame , “ with endless pains Smoothed and refined the meanest
strains , Nor suffered one ill - chosen rhyme To escape him at the idlest time ; And
thus o ' er all a lustre cast , That while the language lives shall last .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Poems of William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Publisher | Methuen and Company, 1905 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 741 pages |
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