The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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Page 10
... Fancy , never better pleas'd , Than when employ'd t ' accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United yet divided , twain at ...
... Fancy , never better pleas'd , Than when employ'd t ' accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received , United yet divided , twain at ...
Page 15
... fancy , tranquil and secure . " Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well : He dips his bowl into the weedy ...
... fancy , tranquil and secure . " Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well : He dips his bowl into the weedy ...
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... fancy and strong thoughts are theirs ; Ev'n age itself seems privileg'd in them With clear exemption from it's own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran shows , and , gracing a gray beard With youthful smiles ...
... fancy and strong thoughts are theirs ; Ev'n age itself seems privileg'd in them With clear exemption from it's own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran shows , and , gracing a gray beard With youthful smiles ...
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... fancy follow'd him through foaming waves To distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she ...
... fancy follow'd him through foaming waves To distant shores ; and she would sit and weep At what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she ...
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... raise her up . Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little , when she paints thee thus . She tells me too , that duly ev'ry morn * Omai , . Thou climb'st the mountain - top , with eager THE SOFA . 27.
... raise her up . Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little , when she paints thee thus . She tells me too , that duly ev'ry morn * Omai , . Thou climb'st the mountain - top , with eager THE SOFA . 27.
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