The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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Page 57
... seeking home ; Or , having long in miry ways been foil'd And sore discomfited , from slough to slough Plunging and half - despairing of escape ; If chance at length he find a greensward smooth And faithful to the foot , his spirits rise ...
... seeking home ; Or , having long in miry ways been foil'd And sore discomfited , from slough to slough Plunging and half - despairing of escape ; If chance at length he find a greensward smooth And faithful to the foot , his spirits rise ...
Page 60
... 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 soliciting the darts , He drew them 60 ...
... 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 soliciting the darts , He drew them 60 ...
Page 64
... seek him rather where his mercy shines . The mind indeed , enlighten'd from above , Views him in all ; ascribes to the grand cause The grand effect ; acknowledges with joy His manner , and with rapture tastes his style . But never yet ...
... seek him rather where his mercy shines . The mind indeed , enlighten'd from above , Views him in all ; ascribes to the grand cause The grand effect ; acknowledges with joy His manner , and with rapture tastes his style . But never yet ...
Page 66
... Seek and obtain , and often find unsought ? Tell me and I will tell thee what is truth . O friendly to the best pursuits of man , Friendly to thought , to virtue , and to peace , Domestic life in rural leisure pass'd ! Few know thy ...
... Seek and obtain , and often find unsought ? Tell me and I will tell thee what is truth . O friendly to the best pursuits of man , Friendly to thought , to virtue , and to peace , Domestic life in rural leisure pass'd ! Few know thy ...
Page 67
... seek For their own sake its silence and its shade . Delights which who would leave that has a heart Susceptible of pity , or a mind Cultured and capable of sober thought , For all the savage din of the swift pack , And clamours of the ...
... seek For their own sake its silence and its shade . Delights which who would leave that has a heart Susceptible of pity , or a mind Cultured and capable of sober thought , For all the savage din of the swift pack , And clamours of the ...
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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