The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... toil , as well they may , To him is relaxation , and mere play ; ) To win no praise when well - wrought plans prevail , But to be rudely censured when they fail ; To doubt the love his favourites may pretend , And in reality to find no ...
... toil , as well they may , To him is relaxation , and mere play ; ) To win no praise when well - wrought plans prevail , But to be rudely censured when they fail ; To doubt the love his favourites may pretend , And in reality to find no ...
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... 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 , Proportion'd well , half muscle and half bone , Supplies with warm ...
... 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 , Proportion'd well , half muscle and half bone , Supplies with warm ...
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... , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , 247 260 270 280 Guards well what arts and industry have won , And TABLE TALK . 9.
... , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils increase , 247 260 270 280 Guards well what arts and industry have won , And TABLE TALK . 9.
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... toil becomes a pain . Is this the rugged path , the steep ascent , That virtue points to ? Can a life thus spent Lead to the bliss she promises the wise , 49 60 70 Detach the soul from earth , and speed her to the skies ? Ye devotees to ...
... toil becomes a pain . Is this the rugged path , the steep ascent , That virtue points to ? Can a life thus spent Lead to the bliss she promises the wise , 49 60 70 Detach the soul from earth , and speed her to the skies ? Ye devotees to ...
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... toil o'erpays ; ' Tis exercise , and health , and length of days . Again impetuous to the field he flies , Leaps every fence but one , there falls , and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbril brings him home , Unmiss'd but by his dogs ...
... toil o'erpays ; ' Tis exercise , and health , and length of days . Again impetuous to the field he flies , Leaps every fence but one , there falls , and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbril brings him home , Unmiss'd but by his dogs ...
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