The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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Page 64
... wisdom , in his works Though wondrous : he commands us in his word To 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 ...
... wisdom , in his works Though wondrous : he commands us in his word To 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 ...
Page 65
... wisdom , Newton , childlike sage ! Sagacious reader of the works of God , And in his word sagacious . Such too thine , Milton , whose genius had angelic wings , And fed on manna ! And such thine , in whom Our British Themis gloried with ...
... wisdom , Newton , childlike sage ! Sagacious reader of the works of God , And in his word sagacious . Such too thine , Milton , whose genius had angelic wings , And fed on manna ! And such thine , in whom Our British Themis gloried with ...
Page 66
... wisdom ; that suggest , By every pleasing image they present , Reflections such as meliorate the heart , Compose the passions , and exalt the mind ; Scenes such as these ' tis his supreme delight To fill with riot and defile with blood ...
... wisdom ; that suggest , By every pleasing image they present , Reflections such as meliorate the heart , Compose the passions , and exalt the mind ; Scenes such as these ' tis his supreme delight To fill with riot and defile with blood ...
Page 68
... wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water , and beneath clear skies , He that is ever occupied in storms , Or dives not for it , or brings up instead , Vainly , industrious , a disgraceful prize . The morning finds the ...
... wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water , and beneath clear skies , He that is ever occupied in storms , Or dives not for it , or brings up instead , Vainly , industrious , a disgraceful prize . The morning finds the ...
Page 84
... wisdom , and the wit , And the loud laugh — I long to know them all ; I burn to set the ' imprison'd wranglers free , And give them voice and utterance once again . Now stir the fire , and close the shutters fast , Let fall the curtains ...
... wisdom , and the wit , And the loud laugh — I long to know them all ; I burn to set the ' imprison'd wranglers free , And give them voice and utterance once again . Now stir the fire , and close the shutters fast , Let fall the curtains ...
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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