The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... seek repose upon an humbler theme ; The theme though humble , yet august and proud The occasion , -for the Fair commands the song . 1 I who erewhile the happy garden sung By one man's disobedience lost , now sing , & c . Paradise ...
... seek repose upon an humbler theme ; The theme though humble , yet august and proud The occasion , -for the Fair commands the song . 1 I who erewhile the happy garden sung By one man's disobedience lost , now sing , & c . Paradise ...
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... seek The middle field ; but scatter'd by degrees Each to his choice , soon whiten all the land . 270 275 280 285 290 294 There , from the sun - burnt hay - field homeward creeps The loaded wain , while lighten'd of its charge The wain ...
... seek The middle field ; but scatter'd by degrees Each to his choice , soon whiten all the land . 270 275 280 285 290 294 There , from the sun - burnt hay - field homeward creeps The loaded wain , while lighten'd of its charge The wain ...
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... seeking 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 ...
... seeking 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 ...
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... seek , And show the shame ye might conceal at home , In foreign eyes ! -be grooms , and win the plate1 , Where once your nobler fathers won a crown ! - ' Tis generous to communicate your skill To those that need it . Folly is soon learn ...
... seek , And show the shame ye might conceal at home , In foreign eyes ! -be grooms , and win the plate1 , Where once your nobler fathers won a crown ! - ' Tis generous to communicate your skill To those that need it . Folly is soon learn ...
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... seek to dazzle me with tropes , As with the diamond on his lily hand , And play his brilliant parts before my eyes When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker , prostitutes and shames His noble office , and instead of ...
... seek to dazzle me with tropes , As with the diamond on his lily hand , And play his brilliant parts before my eyes When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker , prostitutes and shames His noble office , and instead of ...
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ADAM ANGEL art thou Avernus beasts beauty BEELZEBUB Behold beneath birds boast bosom breath bright call'd charms CHERUBIM creature dear death delight divine dost thou dread dream earth eternal eyes fair falchions fame fear feel fire FLESH flowers form'd fruit glory GOD THE FATHER gold grace hand happy heard heart heaven hell Hence honour human Julius Cæsar labour light live Lord lost LUCIFER mighty mind nature Nebaioth never nymph o'er once pain peace pleasure Portrait praise proud prove SATAN Satire vi scene seat seem'd SERPENT shine sigh sight skies smile song soon soul sound speak spirit STANDARD LIBRARY stars stream sweet taste tears thee thine things thou art thou hast toil truth Twas Vincent Bourne virtue voice VOLAN Vols WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wind wings wisdom wish wonder worth