The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... streams ; The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work . Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust , and of elastic tone ...
... streams ; The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work . Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust , and of elastic tone ...
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... , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream that feeds the wellspring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , 349 360 370 380 Than virtue quickens with a warmth divine The powers that 12 TABLE TALK .
... , Is but the fire without the sacrifice . The stream that feeds the wellspring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , 349 360 370 380 Than virtue quickens with a warmth divine The powers that 12 TABLE TALK .
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... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St Dunstan's stand , Beating alternately , in measured ...
... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St Dunstan's stand , Beating alternately , in measured ...
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... stream , And yet magnificent - a God the theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above " Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes and the wrath of kings ; But still ...
... stream , And yet magnificent - a God the theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above " Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes and the wrath of kings ; But still ...
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... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense ! The precept that enjoins him abstinence , Forbids him none but the ...
... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense ! The precept that enjoins him abstinence , Forbids him none but the ...
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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