The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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Page 14
... charge , Once went I forth ; and found , till then unknown , A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' T is perch'd apon the green hill top , but close Environ'd with a ring of branching elms , That overhang the thatch , itself unseen ...
... charge , Once went I forth ; and found , till then unknown , A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' T is perch'd apon the green hill top , but close Environ'd with a ring of branching elms , That overhang the thatch , itself unseen ...
Page 16
... the land . There from the sun - burnt hay - field bomeward creeps The loaded wain ; while , lighten'd of its charge , The wain that meets it passes swiftly by ; The boorisb driver leaning o'er his team Vocif'rous , and 16 THE TASK.
... the land . There from the sun - burnt hay - field bomeward creeps The loaded wain ; while , lighten'd of its charge , The wain that meets it passes swiftly by ; The boorisb driver leaning o'er his team Vocif'rous , and 16 THE TASK.
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... charge , Possess'd an inland scene . Where now the throng , That press'd the beach , and , hasty to depart , Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep A prince with half his people ...
... charge , Possess'd an inland scene . Where now the throng , That press'd the beach , and , hasty to depart , Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep A prince with half his people ...
Page 47
... charge . He would not stoop To conquer those by jocular exploits , Whom truth and soberness assail'd in vain . O Popular Applause ! what heart of man Is proof against thy sweet seducing charms ? The wisest and the best feel urgent need ...
... charge . He would not stoop To conquer those by jocular exploits , Whom truth and soberness assail'd in vain . O Popular Applause ! what heart of man Is proof against thy sweet seducing charms ? The wisest and the best feel urgent need ...
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... charge . Our habits , costlier than Lucullus wore , And by caprice as multiplied as his , Just please us while the fashion is at full , But change with ev'ry moon . The sycophant , Who waits to dress us , arbitrates their date ; Surveys ...
... charge . Our habits , costlier than Lucullus wore , And by caprice as multiplied as his , Just please us while the fashion is at full , But change with ev'ry moon . The sycophant , Who waits to dress us , arbitrates their date ; Surveys ...
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