The Poetical Works of William CowperH.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... sights delightful . Another walk . Mistake concerning the charms of solitude corrected . Colonnades commended . Alcove , and the view from it . The Wilderness . The Grove . The Thresher . The necessity and the benefits of exercise . The ...
... sights delightful . Another walk . Mistake concerning the charms of solitude corrected . Colonnades commended . Alcove , and the view from it . The Wilderness . The Grove . The Thresher . The necessity and the benefits of exercise . The ...
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... cock , her cock a buoy Almost too small for sight . King Lear , Act iv . Sc . 6 . 12 Striking the ground with sinuous trace . Par . Lost , vii . 481 . 165 Stand , never overlook'd , our favourite elms That screen B. I. 7 THE TASK .
... cock , her cock a buoy Almost too small for sight . King Lear , Act iv . Sc . 6 . 12 Striking the ground with sinuous trace . Par . Lost , vii . 481 . 165 Stand , never overlook'd , our favourite elms That screen B. I. 7 THE TASK .
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... sights alone , but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds That sweep ... sight the motion of the stream By their onward lapse Else imperceptible . Excursion , p . 139 . * Harvey . Ten ...
... sights alone , but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds That sweep ... sight the motion of the stream By their onward lapse Else imperceptible . Excursion , p . 139 . * Harvey . Ten ...
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... sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , 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 ...
... sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , 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 ...
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... sight , as when she springs , ( If e'er she spring spontaneous , ) in remote And barbarous climes , where violence prevails , And strength is lord of all ; but gentle , kind , By culture tamed , by liberty refresh'd , And all her fruits ...
... sight , as when she springs , ( If e'er she spring spontaneous , ) in remote And barbarous climes , where violence prevails , And strength is lord of all ; but gentle , kind , By culture tamed , by liberty refresh'd , And all her fruits ...
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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