The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... fall , & c . They forthwith to the place Repairing where he judged them , prostrate fell , & c . Another in Comus , line 222 : - Was I deceived , or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night ? Oh may I live exempted ...
... fall , & c . They forthwith to the place Repairing where he judged them , prostrate fell , & c . Another in Comus , line 222 : - Was I deceived , or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night ? Oh may I live exempted ...
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... . Ep . ii . 2 . ( Singula de nobis anni prædantur euntes . ) Not numerous are our joys when life is new , And yearly some are falling of the few . Young . Sat. v . 130 Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep , A 6 COWPER'S POEMS .
... . Ep . ii . 2 . ( Singula de nobis anni prædantur euntes . ) Not numerous are our joys when life is new , And yearly some are falling of the few . Young . Sat. v . 130 Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep , A 6 COWPER'S POEMS .
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... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course 15 . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated Nature sweeter still To soothe and ...
... fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course 15 . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated Nature sweeter still To soothe and ...
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... falls on me . At such a season and with such a charge Once went I forth , and found , till then unknown , 220 A cottage , whither oft we since repair : " Tis perch'd upon the green - hill top , but close Environ'd with a ring of ...
... falls on me . At such a season and with such a charge Once went I forth , and found , till then unknown , 220 A cottage , whither oft we since repair : " Tis perch'd upon the green - hill top , but close Environ'd with a ring of ...
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... falls Full on the destined ear . Wide flies the chaff , The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist Of atoms sparkling in the noon - day beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down And sleep not , -see him sweating o'er his ...
... falls Full on the destined ear . Wide flies the chaff , The rustling straw sends up a frequent mist Of atoms sparkling in the noon - day beam . Come hither , ye that press your beds of down And sleep not , -see him sweating o'er his ...
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