The Works of William Cowper, Volume 5H. G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... fair copies of all the pieces I have pro- duced on this last occasion , and will put them into your hands when we meet . They are yours , to serve as you please ; you may take and leave them as you like , for my purpose is already ...
... fair copies of all the pieces I have pro- duced on this last occasion , and will put them into your hands when we meet . They are yours , to serve as you please ; you may take and leave them as you like , for my purpose is already ...
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... fair ; First from necessity we own your sway , Then scorn our freedom , and by choice obey . A SONG . THE sparkling eye , the mantling cheek , The polish'd front , the snowy neck , How seldom we behold in one ! Glossy locks , and brow ...
... fair ; First from necessity we own your sway , Then scorn our freedom , and by choice obey . A SONG . THE sparkling eye , the mantling cheek , The polish'd front , the snowy neck , How seldom we behold in one ! Glossy locks , and brow ...
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... fair , That favour of intrinsic worth , A ringlet of her hair , — Refused that instant to comply With my absurd request , For reasons she could specify , Some twenty score at least . Trust me , my dear , however odd It may appear to say ...
... fair , That favour of intrinsic worth , A ringlet of her hair , — Refused that instant to comply With my absurd request , For reasons she could specify , Some twenty score at least . Trust me , my dear , however odd It may appear to say ...
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... fair , and gently treat These few that are our friends Think thus abused , what sad regret Their speedy flight attends ! Sure in those I loved so well , eyes And wish'd so long to see , Anger I thought could never dwell , Or anger aim'd ...
... fair , and gently treat These few that are our friends Think thus abused , what sad regret Their speedy flight attends ! Sure in those I loved so well , eyes And wish'd so long to see , Anger I thought could never dwell , Or anger aim'd ...
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... Fair in itself the current shows , But ah ! a thousand anxious woes Pollute the noble tide . These are emotions known to few ; For where at most a vapoury dew Surrounds the tranquil heart , Then as the triflers never prove The glad ...
... Fair in itself the current shows , But ah ! a thousand anxious woes Pollute the noble tide . These are emotions known to few ; For where at most a vapoury dew Surrounds the tranquil heart , Then as the triflers never prove The glad ...
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Page 62 - A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun ; It gives a light to every age — It gives, but borrows none.
Page 242 - 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.
Page 253 - Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent:— Did you admire my lamp...
Page 53 - HARK, my soul ; it is the Lord ; "Tis thy Saviour; hear his word ; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee, " Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me...
Page 40 - 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 ! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word ? 3...
Page 78 - The Lord of all the vast domain Has promised it to me ; The length and breadth of all the plain As far as faith can see How glorious is my privilege!
Page 263 - The kindest and the happiest p"air Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
Page 129 - Oh, how unlike the complex works of man, Heaven's easy, artless, unencumbered plan ! No meretricious graces to beguile, No clustering ornaments to clog the pile, From ostentation as from weakness free, It stands like the cerulean arch we see, Majestic in its own simplicity. Inscribed above the portal, from afar Conspicuous as the brightness of a star. Legible only by the light they give, Stand the soul-quickening words — BELIEVE AND LIVE.
Page 66 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 68 - GOD of my life, to Thee I call, Afflicted at thy feet I fall ; When the great water-floods prevail, Leave not my trembling heart to fail ! 2 Friend of the friendless, and the faint ! Where should I lodge my deep complaint ? Where but with Thee, whose open door Invites the helpless and the poor...