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Page 28
... And Chatham ' s eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chisel occupy alone .
The powers of Sculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her
equal care . With nice incision of her guided steel She ploughs a brazen field ,
and ...
... And Chatham ' s eloquence to marble lips . Nor does the chisel occupy alone .
The powers of Sculpture , but the style as much ; Each province of her art her
equal care . With nice incision of her guided steel She ploughs a brazen field ,
and ...
Page 30
That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all , should
most abound And least be threaten ' d in the fields and groves ? Possess ye
therefore , ye who , borne about In chariots and sedans , know no fatigue But that
of ...
That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all , should
most abound And least be threaten ' d in the fields and groves ? Possess ye
therefore , ye who , borne about In chariots and sedans , know no fatigue But that
of ...
Page 35
The silvan scene Migrates uplifted ; and , with all its soil Alighting in far distant
fields , finds out A new possessor , and survives the change . Ocean has caught
the frenzy , and upwrought To an enormous and o ' erbearing height , Not by a ...
The silvan scene Migrates uplifted ; and , with all its soil Alighting in far distant
fields , finds out A new possessor , and survives the change . Ocean has caught
the frenzy , and upwrought To an enormous and o ' erbearing height , Not by a ...
Page 38
Though thy clime Be fickle , and thy year most part deform ' d With dripping rains ,
or wither ' d by a frost , I would not yet exchange thy sullen skies , And fields
without a flower , for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Ausonia ' s groves
Of ...
Though thy clime Be fickle , and thy year most part deform ' d With dripping rains ,
or wither ' d by a frost , I would not yet exchange thy sullen skies , And fields
without a flower , for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Ausonia ' s groves
Of ...
Page 39
Each in his field of glory ; one in arms , And one in council . - Wolfe upon the lap
Of smiling Victory that moment won , And Chatham heartsick of his country ' s
shame ! They made us many soldiers . Chatham , still Consulting England ' s ...
Each in his field of glory ; one in arms , And one in council . - Wolfe upon the lap
Of smiling Victory that moment won , And Chatham heartsick of his country ' s
shame ! They made us many soldiers . Chatham , still Consulting England ' s ...
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| Title | The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2 Volumes 79-80 of British poets Volumes 79-80 of British poets, including translations The Poems of William Cowper, William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Publisher | Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 Dec 2009 |
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