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They were originally done for a fireplace at Yaxham Rectory , the two here given
being at each side , and another , since unfortunately destroyed , forming a cross
- piece over the fireplace . This last is said to have represented the long bridge ...
They were originally done for a fireplace at Yaxham Rectory , the two here given
being at each side , and another , since unfortunately destroyed , forming a cross
- piece over the fireplace . This last is said to have represented the long bridge ...
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... the common hedgerow take its poetic place by the side of the oak and cedar ,
rose and lily , and in his hands the daily life of quiet places will bear fruits once
demanded only of tragic stories . He will be the poet of the country and the home .
... the common hedgerow take its poetic place by the side of the oak and cedar ,
rose and lily , and in his hands the daily life of quiet places will bear fruits once
demanded only of tragic stories . He will be the poet of the country and the home .
Page xxx
Whether she had seen his first volume or not is uncertain ; if so , she had perhaps
concluded that he was still in a state in which correspondence could only consist
of sermons on the one side and vain attempts on the other to go back to lighter ...
Whether she had seen his first volume or not is uncertain ; if so , she had perhaps
concluded that he was still in a state in which correspondence could only consist
of sermons on the one side and vain attempts on the other to go back to lighter ...
Page xxx
... side , “ a box of silver with a pungent store . ' The fact is , of course , that
Cowper , xxvi WILLIAM COWPER.
... side , “ a box of silver with a pungent store . ' The fact is , of course , that
Cowper , xxvi WILLIAM COWPER.
Page xxx
The works of Horace stand side by side with his own in the chiffonier : and we are
told that not only “ Latium , ” but Greece , France , and Caledonia contributed their
poets , and even “ the new world attuned her infant lyre , ” in Cowper ' s library ...
The works of Horace stand side by side with his own in the chiffonier : and we are
told that not only “ Latium , ” but Greece , France , and Caledonia contributed their
poets , and even “ the new world attuned her infant lyre , ” in Cowper ' s library ...
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Page 39 - Dear dying Lamb ! Thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved, to sin no more.
Page 31 - OH for a closer walk with God ! A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Page 271 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it, too ; affectionate in look And tender in address,...
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Page 300 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 215 - AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
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Page 265 - Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ! that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Page 49 - The hand that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day.
Page 332 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. — His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who with filial confidence inspired Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —
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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