The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... worth recording took place in our poet's life , unless it were the removal of John Cowper by a rapid illness , which , of course , deeply affected his brother . He wrote a sketch of his history and character , under the title of ...
... worth recording took place in our poet's life , unless it were the removal of John Cowper by a rapid illness , which , of course , deeply affected his brother . He wrote a sketch of his history and character , under the title of ...
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... worth , with all its gold and glittering store , Just what the toy will sell for , and no more . Oh ! bright occasions of dispensing good , How seldom used , how little understood ! To pour in Virtue's lap her just reward , Keep Vice ...
... worth , with all its gold and glittering store , Just what the toy will sell for , and no more . Oh ! bright occasions of dispensing good , How seldom used , how little understood ! To pour in Virtue's lap her just reward , Keep Vice ...
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... worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ; And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) , The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs who hate his gentle reign ; But he that loves him ...
... worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ; And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) , The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs who hate his gentle reign ; But he that loves him ...
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... worth the search , may yet elude Conjecture and remark , however shrewd . They take , perhaps , a well - directed aim , Who seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet Nature here With stern severity deals ...
... worth the search , may yet elude Conjecture and remark , however shrewd . They take , perhaps , a well - directed aim , Who seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet Nature here With stern severity deals ...
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... worth untold ; 315 320 330 Cheap , though blood - bought , and thrown away when sold ; May no foes ravish thee , and no false friend . Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers ; ye monarchs , spare ; Ye ...
... worth untold ; 315 320 330 Cheap , though blood - bought , and thrown away when sold ; May no foes ravish thee , and no false friend . Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers ; ye monarchs , spare ; Ye ...
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