The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... dreams Illusive of philosophy , so call'd But falsely . Sages after sages strove In vain to filter off a crystal draught Pure from the lees , which often more enhanced The thirst than slaked it , and not seldom bred Intoxication and ...
... dreams Illusive of philosophy , so call'd But falsely . Sages after sages strove In vain to filter off a crystal draught Pure from the lees , which often more enhanced The thirst than slaked it , and not seldom bred Intoxication and ...
Page 57
... ear - erecting steed , And winds his way with pleasure and with ease ; So I , designing other themes , and call'd To ' adorn the Sofa with eulogium due , To tell its slumbers , and to paint its dreams F 2 57 The Garden.
... ear - erecting steed , And winds his way with pleasure and with ease ; So I , designing other themes , and call'd To ' adorn the Sofa with eulogium due , To tell its slumbers , and to paint its dreams F 2 57 The Garden.
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William Cowper. To tell its slumbers , and to paint its dreams , Have rambled wide . In country , city , seat Of academic fame ( howe'er deserved ) , Long held , and scarcely disengaged at last . But now with pleasant pace a cleanlier ...
William Cowper. To tell its slumbers , and to paint its dreams , Have rambled wide . In country , city , seat Of academic fame ( howe'er deserved ) , Long held , and scarcely disengaged at last . But now with pleasant pace a cleanlier ...
Page 61
... Dream after dream ensues ; And still they dream that they shall still succeed , And still are disappointed . Rings the world With the vain stir . I sum up half mankind , And add two - thirds of the remaining half , And find the total of ...
... Dream after dream ensues ; And still they dream that they shall still succeed , And still are disappointed . Rings the world With the vain stir . I sum up half mankind , And add two - thirds of the remaining half , And find the total of ...
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... dream ; The man we celebrate must find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves . Nothing is proof against the general curse Of vanity , that seizes all below . The only amaranthine flower on Earth Is virtue ; the only lasting ...
... dream ; The man we celebrate must find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves . Nothing is proof against the general curse Of vanity , that seizes all below . The only amaranthine flower on Earth Is virtue ; the only lasting ...
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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