The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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William Cowper. And understood too well the weighty terms That he had taken in charge . He would not stoop To conquer those by jocular exploits , Whom truth and soberness assail'd in vain . O Popular Applause ! what heart of man Is proof ...
William Cowper. And understood too well the weighty terms That he had taken in charge . He would not stoop To conquer those by jocular exploits , Whom truth and soberness assail'd in vain . O Popular Applause ! what heart of man Is proof ...
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... charge . Our habits , costlier than Lucullus wore , And by caprice as multiplied as his , Just please us while the fashion is at full , But change with every moon . The sycophant , Who waits to dress us , arbitrates their date ; Surveys ...
... charge . Our habits , costlier than Lucullus wore , And by caprice as multiplied as his , Just please us while the fashion is at full , But change with every moon . The sycophant , Who waits to dress us , arbitrates their date ; Surveys ...
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... charge , She needs herself correction ; needs to learn That it is dangerous sporting with the world , With things so sacred as a nation's trust , The nurture of her youth , her dearest pledge . All are not such . I had a brother once ...
... charge , She needs herself correction ; needs to learn That it is dangerous sporting with the world , With things so sacred as a nation's trust , The nurture of her youth , her dearest pledge . All are not such . I had a brother once ...
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... charge . So , when the Jewish leader stretch'd his arm , And waved his rod divine , a race obscene , Spawn'd in the muddy beds of Nile , came forth , Polluting Egypt : gardens , fields , and plains Were cover'd with the pest ; the ...
... charge . So , when the Jewish leader stretch'd his arm , And waved his rod divine , a race obscene , Spawn'd in the muddy beds of Nile , came forth , Polluting Egypt : gardens , fields , and plains Were cover'd with the pest ; the ...
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... charged , when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades . There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the ' archers . In his side he bore , And in his hands and feet , the cruel scars . With gentle force ...
... charged , when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades . There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the ' archers . In his side he bore , And in his hands and feet , the cruel scars . With gentle force ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath bids bird boast breath call'd cause charms Chiswick death delight design'd divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fountain of eternal give glory GLOWWORM grace grave hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour labour learn'd less life's light live lyre Mighty winds mind Muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure poets praise press'd prize proud prove rapture rest rude scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shrubs sighs sight skies sleep sloth smile soft song soon soul sound spaniel spare stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought THRACIAN toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worm worth youth