The Poetical Works of William CowperWarne, 1872 - 611 pages |
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... appears to have done him good . In 1754 he returned to London and was called to the bar . It does not appear that he ever had , or desired to have , a brief . He hoped for an appointment to one of the patent offices in connexion with ...
... appears to have done him good . In 1754 he returned to London and was called to the bar . It does not appear that he ever had , or desired to have , a brief . He hoped for an appointment to one of the patent offices in connexion with ...
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... appear to say , I sought it merely to defraud Thy spoiler of his prey . Yes ! when its sister locks shall fade , As quickly fade they must , When all their beauties are decayed , Their gloss , their colour , lost- Ah then ! if haply to ...
... appear to say , I sought it merely to defraud Thy spoiler of his prey . Yes ! when its sister locks shall fade , As quickly fade they must , When all their beauties are decayed , Their gloss , their colour , lost- Ah then ! if haply to ...
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... appear . And lastly , when summon'd to drink to my flame , Let her guess why I never once mention her name , Though herself and the woman I love are the same . AN ATTEMPT AT THE MANNER OF WALLER . DID not thy reason and thy sense , With ...
... appear . And lastly , when summon'd to drink to my flame , Let her guess why I never once mention her name , Though herself and the woman I love are the same . AN ATTEMPT AT THE MANNER OF WALLER . DID not thy reason and thy sense , With ...
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... appear In their own channel lost . Thus fares it with the human soul , Where copious floods of passion roll , By genuine love supplied ; Fair in itself the current shows , But ah ! a thousand anxious woes Pollute the noble tide . These ...
... appear In their own channel lost . Thus fares it with the human soul , Where copious floods of passion roll , By genuine love supplied ; Fair in itself the current shows , But ah ! a thousand anxious woes Pollute the noble tide . These ...
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... appears , thy footsteps I pursue , Through springy vales , and meadows washed in dew ; Thy arm supports me to the fountain's brink , Where by some secret power forbid to drink , Gasping with thirst , I view the tempting flood That flies ...
... appears , thy footsteps I pursue , Through springy vales , and meadows washed in dew ; Thy arm supports me to the fountain's brink , Where by some secret power forbid to drink , Gasping with thirst , I view the tempting flood That flies ...
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