The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page xi
... proud heart was humbled , and he began to pray . He was recom- mended then to a change of scene , and went down to visit some of his friends at Southampton . Soon after his arrival , at a place called Freemantle , about a mile from the ...
... proud heart was humbled , and he began to pray . He was recom- mended then to a change of scene , and went down to visit some of his friends at Southampton . Soon after his arrival , at a place called Freemantle , about a mile from the ...
Page xxv
... proud , silly creature , as a kind of spiritual fortune - teller , sent him a regu- lar bulletin of his dreams , and would take no literary step without his concurrence . We know not if the annals of human fatuity contain another case ...
... proud , silly creature , as a kind of spiritual fortune - teller , sent him a regu- lar bulletin of his dreams , and would take no literary step without his concurrence . We know not if the annals of human fatuity contain another case ...
Page 1
... men continuing what they are , Fierce , avaricious , proud , there must be war ; And never meant the rule should be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . VOL . I. A 10 Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnassian dews , 13.
... men continuing what they are , Fierce , avaricious , proud , there must be war ; And never meant the rule should be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . VOL . I. A 10 Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnassian dews , 13.
Page 8
... proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not form'd ...
... proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not form'd ...
Page 16
... proud with silver pence , I was a poet too but modern taste Is so refined , and delicate , and chaste , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear ...
... proud with silver pence , I was a poet too but modern taste Is so refined , and delicate , and chaste , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear ...
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