The Poetical Works of William CowperBell and Daldy, 1825 - 611 pages |
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Page 12
... worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspireWitness a joy that thou hast doubted long . Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjar'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp , But genuine ...
... worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspireWitness a joy that thou hast doubted long . Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjar'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp , But genuine ...
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... worth ; nor seldom waits , Dependant on the baker's punctual call , To hear his creaking panniers at the door , Angry , and sad , and his last crust consum'd . So farewell envy of the Peasant's Nest ! If solitude makes scant the means ...
... worth ; nor seldom waits , Dependant on the baker's punctual call , To hear his creaking panniers at the door , Angry , and sad , and his last crust consum'd . So farewell envy of the Peasant's Nest ! If solitude makes scant the means ...
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... worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems worthy of the name . Good health , and , it's associate in the most , Good temper ; spirits prompt to undertake , And not soon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of ...
... worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems worthy of the name . Good health , and , it's associate in the most , Good temper ; spirits prompt to undertake , And not soon spent , though in an arduous task ; The pow'rs of ...
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... worth and virtue in the mild And genial soil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft : in proud , and gay , And gain - devoted cities . Thither flow , As to a common and most poisome ...
... worth and virtue in the mild And genial soil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft : in proud , and gay , And gain - devoted cities . Thither flow , As to a common and most poisome ...
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... worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy " The terrours of the day , that sets them free ...
... worth consume Life in the unproductive shades of death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth , And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy " The terrours of the day , that sets them free ...
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