The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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Page 10
... sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received ... Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o'er his head ; And sweet the clerk below ...
... sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it received ... Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o'er his head ; And sweet the clerk below ...
Page 11
... sweet , Compar'd with the repose the Sofa yields . 0 may I live exempted ( while I live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The Sofa suits The goĂșty limb , ' t is ...
... sweet , Compar'd with the repose the Sofa yields . 0 may I live exempted ( while I live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The Sofa suits The goĂșty limb , ' t is ...
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... , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To soothe and satisfy THE SOFA . 13.
... , lose themselves at length In matted grass , that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course . Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds , But animated nature sweeter still , To soothe and satisfy THE SOFA . 13.
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... sweet waters of the crystal well : He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And , heavy laden , brings his bev'rage home , Far fetch'd and little worth ; nor seldom waits , Dependant on the baker's punctual call , To hear his creaking ...
... sweet waters of the crystal well : He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And , heavy laden , brings his bev'rage home , Far fetch'd and little worth ; nor seldom waits , Dependant on the baker's punctual call , To hear his creaking ...
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... And throws Italian light on English walls : But imitative strokes can do no more Than please the eye - sweet Nature's , ev'ry sense . The air salubrious of her lofty hills , The cheering fragrance of her dewy vales , And music 20 THE TASK .
... And throws Italian light on English walls : But imitative strokes can do no more Than please the eye - sweet Nature's , ev'ry sense . The air salubrious of her lofty hills , The cheering fragrance of her dewy vales , And music 20 THE TASK .
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