The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... hand of fellowship , and his blessing to boot ; while Burns ' black flashing eyes are filled with tears , as he compares his own miseries - past , present , and to come - with those still darker woes which were overwhelming his gentle ...
... hand of fellowship , and his blessing to boot ; while Burns ' black flashing eyes are filled with tears , as he compares his own miseries - past , present , and to come - with those still darker woes which were overwhelming his gentle ...
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... hand of Providence , 439 — The true poet gifted in part with the prophetic office , 481 - Lofty subjects necessary to poetic excel- lence , 507 - Homer , Virgil , Milton , 557 - Progress of poetic genius , 569— Religion the highest ...
... hand of Providence , 439 — The true poet gifted in part with the prophetic office , 481 - Lofty subjects necessary to poetic excel- lence , 507 - Homer , Virgil , Milton , 557 - Progress of poetic genius , 569— Religion the highest ...
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... hands misplaced , Those ensigns of dominion , how disgraced ! The glass that bids man mark the fleeting hour , And Death's own scythe , would better speak his power . 40 Then grace the bony phantom in their stead With the king's ...
... hands misplaced , Those ensigns of dominion , how disgraced ! The glass that bids man mark the fleeting hour , And Death's own scythe , would better speak his power . 40 Then grace the bony phantom in their stead With the king's ...
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... hand and glove . Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares ; They have their weight to carry , subjects theirs ; Poets , of all men , ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt . 170 Could you contrive the payment , and ...
... hand and glove . Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares ; They have their weight to carry , subjects theirs ; Poets , of all men , ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt . 170 Could you contrive the payment , and ...
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... hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains beneath her happy reign , The growth that Nature meant she should ...
... hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains beneath her happy reign , The growth that Nature meant she should ...
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