The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page 8
... sweet Liberty , inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ! One ...
... sweet Liberty , inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ! One ...
Page 13
... sweet penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and Justice marks the date , For long - forbearing clemency to wait ; That hour elapsed , the incurable revolt Is punish'd , and down comes the ...
... sweet penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and Justice marks the date , For long - forbearing clemency to wait ; That hour elapsed , the incurable revolt Is punish'd , and down comes the ...
Page 23
... sweet poetry may cure ; Or , if to see the name of idol self , 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 ...
... sweet poetry may cure ; Or , if to see the name of idol self , 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 ...
Page 27
... Sweet harmony , that soothes the midnight hour ! Long ere the charioteer of day had run His morning course , the enchantment was begun ; And he shall gild yon mountain's height again , Ere yet the pleasing toil becomes a pain . Is this ...
... Sweet harmony , that soothes the midnight hour ! Long ere the charioteer of day had run His morning course , the enchantment was begun ; And he shall gild yon mountain's height again , Ere yet the pleasing toil becomes a pain . Is this ...
Page 29
... sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock Resort to this example as a rock ; There stand and justify the foul abuse Of Sabbath hours , with plausible excuse ? If apostolic gravity be free To play the fool on Sundays , why not ...
... sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock Resort to this example as a rock ; There stand and justify the foul abuse Of Sabbath hours , with plausible excuse ? If apostolic gravity be free To play the fool on Sundays , why not ...
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