The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... withstood , Even when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band call'd patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , 112 120 130 140 Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment TABLE TALK . 5.
... withstood , Even when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band call'd patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , 112 120 130 140 Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment TABLE TALK . 5.
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... call'd extravagance and waste ; - If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ! However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear ! 146 160 A. Thus men , whose ...
... call'd extravagance and waste ; - If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ! However humble and confined the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear ! 146 160 A. Thus men , whose ...
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... Call'd to these crystal streams , do ye turn off Obscene to swill and swallow at a trough ? Envy the beast , then , on whom Heaven bestows Your pleasures , with no curses in the close ! Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the ...
... Call'd to these crystal streams , do ye turn off Obscene to swill and swallow at a trough ? Envy the beast , then , on whom Heaven bestows Your pleasures , with no curses in the close ! Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the ...
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... Call'd to the temple of impure delight , He that abstains , and he alone , does right . If a wish wander that way , call it home ; He cannot long be safe whose wishes roam . But if you pass the threshold , you are caught ; Die then , if ...
... Call'd to the temple of impure delight , He that abstains , and he alone , does right . If a wish wander that way , call it home ; He cannot long be safe whose wishes roam . But if you pass the threshold , you are caught ; Die then , if ...
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... Call'd thee away from peaceable employ , Domestic happiness , and rural joy , To waste thy life in arms , or lay it down In causeless feuds and bickerings of their own ; Thy parliaments adored , on bended knees , The sovereignty they ...
... Call'd thee away from peaceable employ , Domestic happiness , and rural joy , To waste thy life in arms , or lay it down In causeless feuds and bickerings of their own ; Thy parliaments adored , on bended knees , The sovereignty they ...
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