The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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Page 10
... kings of Brentford on one throne ; And so two citizens , who take the air , Close pack'd , and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By soft recumbency of outstretch'd limbs , Was bliss reserv'd for ...
... kings of Brentford on one throne ; And so two citizens , who take the air , Close pack'd , and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , By soft recumbency of outstretch'd limbs , Was bliss reserv'd for ...
Page 35
... king ? Pours she not all her choicest fruits abroad , Her sweetest flowers , her aromatic gums , Disclosing Paradise where'er he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders through a thousand decps And ...
... king ? Pours she not all her choicest fruits abroad , Her sweetest flowers , her aromatic gums , Disclosing Paradise where'er he treads ? She quakes at his approach . Her hollow womb , Conceiving thunders through a thousand decps And ...
Page 88
... king of intimate delights , Fire - side enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted ev'ning , know . No rattling wheels stop short before ...
... king of intimate delights , Fire - side enjoyments , home - born happiness , And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement , and the hours Of long uninterrupted ev'ning , know . No rattling wheels stop short before ...
Page 114
... kings . " T was transient in it's nature as in show ' T was durable ; as worthless as it seem'd Intrinsically precious ; to the foot Treach'rous and false ; it smil'd , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some have ...
... kings . " T was transient in it's nature as in show ' T was durable ; as worthless as it seem'd Intrinsically precious ; to the foot Treach'rous and false ; it smil'd , and it was cold . Great princes have great playthings . Some have ...
Page 115
... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well , Textort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men suffer it , their toy the World . When ...
... Kings would not play at . Nations would do well , Textort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes , whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil , Because men suffer it , their toy the World . When ...
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