The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page 7
... 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.
... 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.
Page 22
... flower , Spreads the fresh verdure of the field , and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads : She fills ... flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray , And every Muse attend her in her way . 721 1 710 Virtue indeed ...
... flower , Spreads the fresh verdure of the field , and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads : She fills ... flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray , And every Muse attend her in her way . 721 1 710 Virtue indeed ...
Page 37
... flowers so sweet and fair , Freshening his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially and spread the man ; Returning , he proclaims , by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face , How much a dunce that has been sent ...
... flowers so sweet and fair , Freshening his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially and spread the man ; Returning , he proclaims , by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face , How much a dunce that has been sent ...
Page 69
... flower of Israel's infamy full blown ; Thence date their sad declension and their fall , Their woes , not yet repeal'd , thence date them all . Thus fell the best instructed in her day , And the most favour'd land , look where we may ...
... flower of Israel's infamy full blown ; Thence date their sad declension and their fall , Their woes , not yet repeal'd , thence date them all . Thus fell the best instructed in her day , And the most favour'd land , look where we may ...
Page 86
... Earth glitters with the drops the night distils ; The sun , obedient , at her call appears , To fling his glories o'er the robe she wears ; 11 20 20 30 40 Banks clothed with flowers , groves fill'd with sprightly sounds 86 HOPE .
... Earth glitters with the drops the night distils ; The sun , obedient , at her call appears , To fling his glories o'er the robe she wears ; 11 20 20 30 40 Banks clothed with flowers , groves fill'd with sprightly sounds 86 HOPE .
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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