The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... nature Cowper complied . He had scarce established himself in his new abode when his friend , William Unwin , was seized with typhus fever , and died . Shortly after , his malady returned in full force , and for six months he could bear ...
... nature Cowper complied . He had scarce established himself in his new abode when his friend , William Unwin , was seized with typhus fever , and died . Shortly after , his malady returned in full force , and for six months he could bear ...
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... Nature here With stern severity deals out the year . Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers ; 210 Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending , TABLE TALK . 7 ~ J.
... Nature here With stern severity deals out the year . Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers ; 210 Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending , TABLE TALK . 7 ~ J.
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... Nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening on her view , She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no base fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of ...
... Nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening on her view , She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no base fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of ...
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... Nature's laws Unchangeably connected with its cause ) ; But Providence himself will intervene , To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments ; each form of war , What burns at home , or threatens from afar ; Nature ...
... Nature's laws Unchangeably connected with its cause ) ; But Providence himself will intervene , To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments ; each form of war , What burns at home , or threatens from afar ; Nature ...
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... nature lengths unknown before , To give a Milton birth , ask'd ages more . Thus genius rose and set at order'd times , And shot a dayspring into distant climes , Ennobling every region that he chose ; He sunk in Greece , in Italy he ...
... nature lengths unknown before , To give a Milton birth , ask'd ages more . Thus genius rose and set at order'd times , And shot a dayspring into distant climes , Ennobling every region that he chose ; He sunk in Greece , in Italy he ...
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beauty beneath bids blest boast breath call'd cause charms Cowper dark delight design'd distant divine dream earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human Huntingtown John Gilpin John Newton labour land learn'd light live lost lust lyre mankind mercy mind Muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night o'er Olney Hymns once peace perhaps Pharisee pine-apples pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rude sacred scene scorn seem'd shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound stamp'd stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas verse virtue Voltaire Warren Hastings waste Westminster School WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth