The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page 13
... lust , Enervate and enfeeble , and needs must ; And that a nation shamefully debased Will be despised and trampled on at last , Unless sweet penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and ...
... lust , Enervate and enfeeble , and needs must ; And that a nation shamefully debased Will be despised and trampled on at last , Unless sweet penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and ...
Page 20
... lust as ever Circe made . From these a long succession , in the rage Of rank obscenity , debauch'd their age ; Nor ceased till , ever anxious to redress The abuses of her sacred charge , the Press , The Muse instructed a well - nurtured ...
... lust as ever Circe made . From these a long succession , in the rage Of rank obscenity , debauch'd their age ; Nor ceased till , ever anxious to redress The abuses of her sacred charge , the Press , The Muse instructed a well - nurtured ...
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... lust , employ the pen ; If acrimony , slander , and abuse , Give it a charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as they ...
... lust , employ the pen ; If acrimony , slander , and abuse , Give it a charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as they ...
Page 28
... lusts laid down With the same ease that man puts on his gown Will avarice and concupiscence give place , Charm'd by the sounds - your Reverence , or your Grace ? No. But his own engagement binds him fast ; Or , if it does not , brands ...
... lusts laid down With the same ease that man puts on his gown Will avarice and concupiscence give place , Charm'd by the sounds - your Reverence , or your Grace ? No. But his own engagement binds him fast ; Or , if it does not , brands ...
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... lust of fame , And woman , lovely woman , does the same . The heart , surrender'd to the ruling power Of some ungovern'd passion every hour , Finds by degrees the truths that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away ...
... lust of fame , And woman , lovely woman , does the same . The heart , surrender'd to the ruling power Of some ungovern'd passion every hour , Finds by degrees the truths that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away ...
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