The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... head , And sweet the Clerk below : but neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores the sick man dead , Nor his who quits the box at midnight hour To slumber in the carriage more secure , Nor sleep enjoy'd by Curate in his desk , Nor yet ...
... head , And sweet the Clerk below : but neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores the sick man dead , Nor his who quits the box at midnight hour To slumber in the carriage more secure , Nor sleep enjoy'd by Curate in his desk , Nor yet ...
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... heads are curiously imitated by the roof . " - Itinerarium Curiosum , p . 68 . Why should we crave a hallowed spot ? An altar is in each man's cot , A church in every grove that spreads Its living roof above our heads . Wordsworth ...
... heads are curiously imitated by the roof . " - Itinerarium Curiosum , p . 68 . Why should we crave a hallowed spot ? An altar is in each man's cot , A church in every grove that spreads Its living roof above our heads . Wordsworth ...
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... head - aches nail them to a noonday bed ; And save me too from theirs whose haggard eyes Flash desperation , and betray their pangs For property stripp'd off by cruel chance ; From gaiety that fills the bones with pain , The mouth with ...
... head - aches nail them to a noonday bed ; And save me too from theirs whose haggard eyes Flash desperation , and betray their pangs For property stripp'd off by cruel chance ; From gaiety that fills the bones with pain , The mouth with ...
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... head Conspicuous many a league , the mariner Bound homeward , and in hope already there , Greets with three cheers exulting . At his waist A girdle of half - wither'd shrubs he shows , And at his feet the baffled billows die . The ...
... head Conspicuous many a league , the mariner Bound homeward , and in hope already there , Greets with three cheers exulting . At his waist A girdle of half - wither'd shrubs he shows , And at his feet the baffled billows die . The ...
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... head , to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground , To carry me , to fan me while I sleep , And tremble when I wake , for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn❜d . No dear as freedom is ...
... head , to think himself a man ? I would not have a slave to till my ground , To carry me , to fan me while I sleep , And tremble when I wake , for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn❜d . No dear as freedom is ...
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