The Poetical Works of William CowperWarne, 1872 - 611 pages |
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... charms ; As oft some dire mischance has interposed , And snatched the expected blessing from my arms . The seaman thus , his shattered vessel lost , Still 11 On her Endeavouring to Conceal her Grief at Parting Despair at his Separation ...
... charms ; As oft some dire mischance has interposed , And snatched the expected blessing from my arms . The seaman thus , his shattered vessel lost , Still 11 On her Endeavouring to Conceal her Grief at Parting Despair at his Separation ...
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... charms , whate'er our fate decrees , Please , as they must , but let them only please— Not like the sun with equal influence shine , Nor warm with transport any heart but mine . Ye who from wealth the ill - grounded title boast To claim ...
... charms , whate'er our fate decrees , Please , as they must , but let them only please— Not like the sun with equal influence shine , Nor warm with transport any heart but mine . Ye who from wealth the ill - grounded title boast To claim ...
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... charms ? Can e'er my soul her reason so disgrace ? For what blest minister of heavenly race Would quit that Heaven to find a happier place ? DISAPPOINTMENT . [ WRITTEN AFTER THE LAST MEETING BETWEEN COWPER AND HIS DELIA . ] DOOM'D , as ...
... charms ? Can e'er my soul her reason so disgrace ? For what blest minister of heavenly race Would quit that Heaven to find a happier place ? DISAPPOINTMENT . [ WRITTEN AFTER THE LAST MEETING BETWEEN COWPER AND HIS DELIA . ] DOOM'D , as ...
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... charms superior far than those I bow , And nobler worth enslaves my vanquished heart ; The beauty , elegance , and grace combined , Which beam transcendent from that angel mind . While vulgar passions , meteors of a day , Expire before ...
... charms superior far than those I bow , And nobler worth enslaves my vanquished heart ; The beauty , elegance , and grace combined , Which beam transcendent from that angel mind . While vulgar passions , meteors of a day , Expire before ...
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... charms ; As well she might by whistling seek To lure us to her arms ; Affected once , ' tis real now , As her forsaken gums may show , With my fa , la , la . The down that on her chin so smooth So lovely once appeared , That , too , has ...
... charms ; As well she might by whistling seek To lure us to her arms ; Affected once , ' tis real now , As her forsaken gums may show , With my fa , la , la . The down that on her chin so smooth So lovely once appeared , That , too , has ...
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ANTISTROPHE bard beauty beneath boast Boötes bosom breast breath call'd charms Clifton Reynes Cowper dear death delight divine dream earth ease eyes fair faith fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly give glory Gordon riots grace groves hand happy hear heart Heaven heavenly honour hope hour John Gilpin JOHN MILTON John Throckmorton kings labour light live Lord lost lyre mind Muse Nathaniel Cotton nature never night numbers nymphs o'er once pain Pallas Parnassian peace Phoebus pleasure poet praise prove rest rills sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shore sigh sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil trembling truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth