The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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... half with Dr. Cotton , he spent part of his time at the house of his relation , Earl Cowper , and part at Huntingdon , with his intimate friend , the Rev. Mr. Unwin . The death of the latter caused his widow to remove to Olney , in ...
... half with Dr. Cotton , he spent part of his time at the house of his relation , Earl Cowper , and part at Huntingdon , with his intimate friend , the Rev. Mr. Unwin . The death of the latter caused his widow to remove to Olney , in ...
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... half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth ; and plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the ...
... half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the soil . He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth ; and plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the ...
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... half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smile , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us ...
... half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smile , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter'd vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us ...
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... half his people ! Ancient tow'rs , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes , Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their ...
... half his people ! Ancient tow'rs , And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes , Where beauty oft and letter'd worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their ...
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... half - price . You think , perhaps , so delicate his dress , His daily fare as delicate . Alas ! He picks clean teeth , and , busy as he seems With an old tavern quill , is hungry yet ! The rout is Folly's circle , which she draws With ...
... half - price . You think , perhaps , so delicate his dress , His daily fare as delicate . Alas ! He picks clean teeth , and , busy as he seems With an old tavern quill , is hungry yet ! The rout is Folly's circle , which she draws With ...
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