The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... distant moaning of the waves of hell . In vain he sought relief from books ; every page he opened seemed bor- dered by the blackness of darkness , and in vain he sought aid from his kind brother John , who , when he came at his call ...
... distant moaning of the waves of hell . In vain he sought relief from books ; every page he opened seemed bor- dered by the blackness of darkness , and in vain he sought aid from his kind brother John , who , when he came at his call ...
Page xxiii
... distant relative of his own , who sought him out , and became his steadfast friend ; anxious watchings over Mrs Unwin's declining health , the writing of songs on the slave - trade , and occasional articles for the Analy- tical Review ...
... distant relative of his own , who sought him out , and became his steadfast friend ; anxious watchings over Mrs Unwin's declining health , the writing of songs on the slave - trade , and occasional articles for the Analy- tical Review ...
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... distant plain ? No. His high mettle , under good control , Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . 310 Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts , Not skulk or put on a ...
... distant plain ? No. His high mettle , under good control , Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . 310 Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts , Not skulk or put on a ...
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... distant shores ; The standards of all nations are unfurl'd ; She has one foe , and that one foe the world . And if he doom that people with a frown , And mark them with the seal of wrath press'd down , Obduracy takes place ; callous and ...
... distant shores ; The standards of all nations are unfurl'd ; She has one foe , and that one foe the world . And if he doom that people with a frown , And mark them with the seal of wrath press'd down , Obduracy takes place ; callous and ...
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... distant storms , He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers , And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful ...
... distant storms , He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers , And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers , Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful ...
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