The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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Page 11
... shine , Within the twilight of their distant shades There lost behind a rising ground , the wood 305 Seems sunk , and shorten'd to its topmost boughs . No tree in all the grove but has its charms , 21 Their name , their years , spelt by ...
... shine , Within the twilight of their distant shades There lost behind a rising ground , the wood 305 Seems sunk , and shorten'd to its topmost boughs . No tree in all the grove but has its charms , 21 Their name , their years , spelt by ...
Page 25
... shine , There only minds like yours can do no harm . Our groves were planted to console at noon The pensive wanderer in their shades . The moon - beam sliding softly in between The sleeping leaves , is all the light they wish , Birds ...
... shine , There only minds like yours can do no harm . Our groves were planted to console at noon The pensive wanderer in their shades . The moon - beam sliding softly in between The sleeping leaves , is all the light they wish , Birds ...
Page 35
... shine by situation , hardly less Than by the labour and the skill it cost , 13 14 15 Who do for gold what Christians do for grace , With open arms their enemies embrace . Young . Satire vii . Then peers grew proud in horsemanship to ...
... shine by situation , hardly less Than by the labour and the skill it cost , 13 14 15 Who do for gold what Christians do for grace , With open arms their enemies embrace . Young . Satire vii . Then peers grew proud in horsemanship to ...
Page 49
... shine abroad , And give the world their talents and themselves , Small thanks to those whose negligence or sloth Exposed their inexperience to the snare , And left them to an undirected choice . See then ! the quiver broken and decay'd ...
... shine abroad , And give the world their talents and themselves , Small thanks to those whose negligence or sloth Exposed their inexperience to the snare , And left them to an undirected choice . See then ! the quiver broken and decay'd ...
Page 74
... shine , the thirst to be amused , That at the sound of Winter's hoary wing , Unpeople all our counties , of such herds 830 Of fluttering , loitering , cringing , begging , loose And wanton vagrants , as make London , vast And boundless ...
... shine , the thirst to be amused , That at the sound of Winter's hoary wing , Unpeople all our counties , of such herds 830 Of fluttering , loitering , cringing , begging , loose And wanton vagrants , as make London , vast And boundless ...
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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