The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... . Par . Lost , iv . 601 . ་ Run , To ease and silence every Muse's son . Pope . Hor . ii . 2 . Silence is the rest of the soul , and refreshes invention . Lord Bacon . The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain B. I. 9 THE TASK .
... . Par . Lost , iv . 601 . ་ Run , To ease and silence every Muse's son . Pope . Hor . ii . 2 . Silence is the rest of the soul , and refreshes invention . Lord Bacon . The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain B. I. 9 THE TASK .
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... Lord of the woods , the long - surviving oak . Some glossy - leaved and shining in the sun , The maple , and the beech of oily nuts Prolific , and the lime at dewy eve24 Diffusing odours : nor unnoted pass The sycamore , capricious in ...
... Lord of the woods , the long - surviving oak . Some glossy - leaved and shining in the sun , The maple , and the beech of oily nuts Prolific , and the lime at dewy eve24 Diffusing odours : nor unnoted pass The sycamore , capricious in ...
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... lord of all ; but gentle , kind , By culture tamed , by liberty refresh'd , And all her fruits by radiant truth matured . War and the chase engross the savage War follow'd for revenge , or to supplant The envied tenants of some happier ...
... lord of all ; but gentle , kind , By culture tamed , by liberty refresh'd , And all her fruits by radiant truth matured . War and the chase engross the savage War follow'd for revenge , or to supplant The envied tenants of some happier ...
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... , xi . 659 . Deserted . Avenge , O Lord , thy slaughter'd saints , whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold . Milton . Sonnet 18 . The voice of singing ' and the sprightly chord Are B. II . 29 THE TASK .
... , xi . 659 . Deserted . Avenge , O Lord , thy slaughter'd saints , whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold . Milton . Sonnet 18 . The voice of singing ' and the sprightly chord Are B. II . 29 THE TASK .
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... Lord Is but a transient guest , newly arrived And soon to be supplanted . He that saw His patrimonial timber cast its leaf , 750 Sells the last scantling , and transfers the price To some shrewd sharper , ere it buds again . Estates are ...
... Lord Is but a transient guest , newly arrived And soon to be supplanted . He that saw His patrimonial timber cast its leaf , 750 Sells the last scantling , and transfers the price To some shrewd sharper , ere it buds again . Estates are ...
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