The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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Page 9
... ease ; The slipp'ry seat betray'd the sliding part , That press'd it , and the feet hung dangling down , Anxious in vain to find the distant floor . These for the rich ; the rest , whom Fate bad plac'd In modest mediocrity , content ...
... ease ; The slipp'ry seat betray'd the sliding part , That press'd it , and the feet hung dangling down , Anxious in vain to find the distant floor . These for the rich ; the rest , whom Fate bad plac'd In modest mediocrity , content ...
Page 10
... ease . But rude at first , and not with easy slope Receding wide , they press'd against the ribs , And bruis'd the side ; and , elevated high , Taught the rais'd shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elaps'd or e'er our rugged sires ...
... ease . But rude at first , and not with easy slope Receding wide , they press'd against the ribs , And bruis'd the side ; and , elevated high , Taught the rais'd shoulders to invade the ears . Long time elaps'd or e'er our rugged sires ...
Page 12
... ease , or leaps the fence , That play of lungs , inhaling and again Respiring freely the fresh air , that makes Swift pace or steep ascent no toil to me , Mine have not pilfer'd yet ; nor yet impair'd My relish of fair prospect ; scenes ...
... ease , or leaps the fence , That play of lungs , inhaling and again Respiring freely the fresh air , that makes Swift pace or steep ascent no toil to me , Mine have not pilfer'd yet ; nor yet impair'd My relish of fair prospect ; scenes ...
Page 19
... ease . The sedentary stretch their lazy length When Custom bids , but no refreshment find , Por none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deserted of its bloom , the flaccid , shrunk , And wither'd mascle , and the vapid soul ...
... ease . The sedentary stretch their lazy length When Custom bids , but no refreshment find , Por none they need : the languid eye , the cheek Deserted of its bloom , the flaccid , shrunk , And wither'd mascle , and the vapid soul ...
Page 20
... Ease , when courted most , Farthest retires - an idol , at whose shrine Who oft'nest sacrifice are favour'd least . The love of Nature , and the scenes she draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , self ...
... Ease , when courted most , Farthest retires - an idol , at whose shrine Who oft'nest sacrifice are favour'd least . The love of Nature , and the scenes she draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , self ...
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beauty beneath breath cause charge charms close course deep delight distant divine dream earth ease ev'n ev'ry fair fall fancy fear feed feel felt field fire flow'r force fruit give glory grace half hand happy head heart Heav'n honour hope hour human it's kind king land least length less light live lost means mind Nature never once peace perhaps play pleasure pow'r praise proud prove rest rise scene seek seems seen sense shine side sight smile song soon soul sound stands sweet task taste thee theme thine things thou thought thousand toil true truth turn virtue voice waste wind wisdom wise wish worth youth