The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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Page 8
... less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock , and chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted ...
... less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock , and chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length In matted ...
Page 11
... less attractive is the woodland scene , 300 Diversified with trees of every growth Alike yet various . Here the grey smooth trunks Of ash , or lime , or beech , distinctly shine , Within the twilight of their distant shades There lost ...
... less attractive is the woodland scene , 300 Diversified with trees of every growth Alike yet various . Here the grey smooth trunks Of ash , or lime , or beech , distinctly shine , Within the twilight of their distant shades There lost ...
Page 17
... less transient than her own . It is the constant revolution stale And tasteless , of the same repeated joys 33 , That palls and satiates , and makes languid life A pedler's pack , that bows the bearer down . Health suffers , and the ...
... less transient than her own . It is the constant revolution stale And tasteless , of the same repeated joys 33 , That palls and satiates , and makes languid life A pedler's pack , that bows the bearer down . Health suffers , and the ...
Page 18
... less familiar scenes . Then snug inclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us , happy to renounce a while 36 , Not senseless of its charms , what still we love , 35 And farewell merry heart ...
... less familiar scenes . Then snug inclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us , happy to renounce a while 36 , Not senseless of its charms , what still we love , 35 And farewell merry heart ...
Page 32
... less , to warn The more malignant . If he spared not them , Tremble and be amazed at thine escape , Far guiltier England ! lest he spare not thee . Happy the man who sees a God employed In all the good and ill that checquer life ...
... less , to warn The more malignant . If he spared not them , Tremble and be amazed at thine escape , Far guiltier England ! lest he spare not thee . Happy the man who sees a God employed In all the good and ill that checquer life ...
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