The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... mind led him , brought forth at length , instead of the trifle which he at first intended , a serious affair , - -a Volume . In the poem on the subject of Education he would be very sorry to stand suspected of having aimed his censure ...
... mind led him , brought forth at length , instead of the trifle which he at first intended , a serious affair , - -a Volume . In the poem on the subject of Education he would be very sorry to stand suspected of having aimed his censure ...
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... mind supposed . Civilized life friendly to virtue , but not great cities . Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due praise , but censured . Fête champêtre . The book concludes with a reflection on the fatal effects of ...
... mind supposed . Civilized life friendly to virtue , but not great cities . Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due praise , but censured . Fête champêtre . The book concludes with a reflection on the fatal effects of ...
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... mind , Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And all their leaves fast fluttering , all at once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that slip ...
... mind , Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And all their leaves fast fluttering , all at once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain , or of rills that slip ...
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... mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects however lovely ... minds . 36 Spenser . Epitaph on Sir P. Sidney . But if much converse Thee satiate , to short absence I could yield ...
... mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects however lovely ... minds . 36 Spenser . Epitaph on Sir P. Sidney . But if much converse Thee satiate , to short absence I could yield ...
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... Clamour such as heard in heaven till now Book vi . 442 . Book vi . 816 . Which my mind Par . Lost , v . 35 . Was never . Par . Lost , vi . 209 . Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers 20 COWPER'S POEMS .
... Clamour such as heard in heaven till now Book vi . 442 . Book vi . 816 . Which my mind Par . Lost , v . 35 . Was never . Par . Lost , vi . 209 . Such health and gaiety of heart enjoy The houseless rovers 20 COWPER'S POEMS .
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