The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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... wish'd the peaceful covert mine . “ Here , ” I have said , " at least I should possess The poet's treasure , silence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . " Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly ...
... wish'd the peaceful covert mine . “ Here , ” I have said , " at least I should possess The poet's treasure , silence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . " Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly ...
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... wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She beard the doleful tidings of his death And never smil'd again ! and now she roams The dreary waste ; there spends the livelong day ...
... wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She beard the doleful tidings of his death And never smil'd again ! and now she roams The dreary waste ; there spends the livelong day ...
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... civil life . His wants indeed are many ; but supply Is obvious , plac'd within the easy Or temp'rate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives. reach * Alluding to the calamities in Jamaica . 1 August THE SOFA . 25.
... civil life . His wants indeed are many ; but supply Is obvious , plac'd within the easy Or temp'rate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives. reach * Alluding to the calamities in Jamaica . 1 August THE SOFA . 25.
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William Cowper. Or temp'rate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives as in her proper soil ; Not rude and surly , and beset with thorns , And terrible to sight , as when she springs ( If e'er she spring spontaneous ) in remote ...
William Cowper. Or temp'rate wishes and industrious hands . Here virtue thrives as in her proper soil ; Not rude and surly , and beset with thorns , And terrible to sight , as when she springs ( If e'er she spring spontaneous ) in remote ...
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... between The sleeping leaves , is all the light they wish , Birds warbling all the music . We can spare The splendour of your lamps ; they but eclipse Our softer satellite . Your songs confound Our more harmonious 30 THE TASK .
... between The sleeping leaves , is all the light they wish , Birds warbling all the music . We can spare The splendour of your lamps ; they but eclipse Our softer satellite . Your songs confound Our more harmonious 30 THE TASK .
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