The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... Stamp'd on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of fame , Prompt his endeavour , and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift ...
... Stamp'd on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of fame , Prompt his endeavour , and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift ...
Page 64
... Stamp'd with his foot , and smote upon his thigh ; But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain ; Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute ...
... Stamp'd with his foot , and smote upon his thigh ; But wept , and stamp'd , and smote his thigh in vain ; Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute ...
Page 101
... stamp'd plainly on his works ; Deem life a blessing with its numerous woes , Nor spurn away a gift a God bestows . Hard task indeed , o'er arctic seas to roam ! Is Hope exotic ? grows it not at home ? Yes ; but an object , bright as ...
... stamp'd plainly on his works ; Deem life a blessing with its numerous woes , Nor spurn away a gift a God bestows . Hard task indeed , o'er arctic seas to roam ! Is Hope exotic ? grows it not at home ? Yes ; but an object , bright as ...
Page 365
... mean , The most seducing , and the oftenest seen ) May never more be stamp'd upon his breast , Not yet perhaps incurably impress'd . 731 740 750 760 Where early rest makes early rising sure , Disease or A REVIEW OF SCHOOLS . 365.
... mean , The most seducing , and the oftenest seen ) May never more be stamp'd upon his breast , Not yet perhaps incurably impress'd . 731 740 750 760 Where early rest makes early rising sure , Disease or A REVIEW OF SCHOOLS . 365.
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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