The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page 25
... trifler , as well as the drunkard , condemned , 199- Gluttony , 209 - Sensual pleasures , 225 - Lawful and virtuous pleasures , 243 - Pleasures in excess pernicious , 269 - The pen a dangerous implement , 301 - Corrupting tendency of ...
... trifler , as well as the drunkard , condemned , 199- Gluttony , 209 - Sensual pleasures , 225 - Lawful and virtuous pleasures , 243 - Pleasures in excess pernicious , 269 - The pen a dangerous implement , 301 - Corrupting tendency of ...
Page 31
... trifler by . Both baby - featured , and of infant size , View'd from a distance , and with heedless eyes , Folly and Innocence are so alike , The difference , though essential , fails to strike . Yet Folly ever has a vacant stare , A ...
... trifler by . Both baby - featured , and of infant size , View'd from a distance , and with heedless eyes , Folly and Innocence are so alike , The difference , though essential , fails to strike . Yet Folly ever has a vacant stare , A ...
Page 72
... trifler dreams himself alone , Frames many a purpose , and God works his own . States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane , Even as his will and his decrees ordain While honour , virtue , piety , bear sway , They flourish ; and as ...
... trifler dreams himself alone , Frames many a purpose , and God works his own . States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane , Even as his will and his decrees ordain While honour , virtue , piety , bear sway , They flourish ; and as ...
Page 82
... trifler's tongue , Or serves the champion in forensic war To flourish and parade with at the bar . Pleasure herself perhaps suggests a plea , If interest move thee , to persuade even thee ; By every charm that smiles upon her face , By ...
... trifler's tongue , Or serves the champion in forensic war To flourish and parade with at the bar . Pleasure herself perhaps suggests a plea , If interest move thee , to persuade even thee ; By every charm that smiles upon her face , By ...
Page 120
... trifler with his boasted skill Toils much , and is a solemn trifler still : Blind was he born , and his misguided eyes Grown dim in trifling studies , blind he dies . Self - knowledge truly learn'd , of course implies The rich ...
... trifler with his boasted skill Toils much , and is a solemn trifler still : Blind was he born , and his misguided eyes Grown dim in trifling studies , blind he dies . Self - knowledge truly learn'd , of course implies The rich ...
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