The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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... once place him high in the scale of poetic excellence , sufficiently establisbed his claim to originality . Its topics are , “ Table Talk , ” “ Error , " “ Truth , " “ Expostulation , " " Hope , " “ Charity , " , " “ Conversation ...
... once place him high in the scale of poetic excellence , sufficiently establisbed his claim to originality . Its topics are , “ Table Talk , ” “ Error , " “ Truth , " “ Expostulation , " " Hope , " “ Charity , " , " “ Conversation ...
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... once . So sit two 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 ...
... once . So sit two 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 ...
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... once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain , or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock , and , chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length ...
... once . Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods , or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain , or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock , and , chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles , lose themselves at length ...
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... 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 Peeps at ...
... 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 Peeps at ...
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... once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice , That yet a remnant of your race survives . How airy and how light the graceful arch , Yet aweful as the consecrated roof Re ...
... once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I mourn Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice , That yet a remnant of your race survives . How airy and how light the graceful arch , Yet aweful as the consecrated roof Re ...
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