The Poetical Works of William CowperWarne, 1872 - 611 pages |
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... means of pleasing him— that of Miss Burney's novels . ' 9 After the death of Mrs. Unwin , Cowper had glimpses of reason . In March , 1799 , he continued his revision of his Homer , wrote the Latin poem , " Montes Glaciales , " and a few ...
... means of pleasing him— that of Miss Burney's novels . ' 9 After the death of Mrs. Unwin , Cowper had glimpses of reason . In March , 1799 , he continued his revision of his Homer , wrote the Latin poem , " Montes Glaciales , " and a few ...
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... mean , while thus I knit My threadbare sentiments together , To shew my genius or my wit , When God and you know , I have neither ; Or such , as might be better shown By letting poetry alone . Tis not with either of these views , That I ...
... mean , while thus I knit My threadbare sentiments together , To shew my genius or my wit , When God and you know , I have neither ; Or such , as might be better shown By letting poetry alone . Tis not with either of these views , That I ...
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... mean , Are gloomy thoughts led on by Spleen . Then there's another reason yet , Which is , that I may fairly quit The debt which justly became due The moment when I heard from you : And you might grumble , crony mine , If paid in any ...
... mean , Are gloomy thoughts led on by Spleen . Then there's another reason yet , Which is , that I may fairly quit The debt which justly became due The moment when I heard from you : And you might grumble , crony mine , If paid in any ...
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... means so dearly bought , What rebel could have hoped to see ? Peace , by his injured Sovereign wrought , His Sovereign fasten'd to a tree . Now , Lord , Thy feeble worm prepare ! For strife with earth and hell begins ; Confirm and gird ...
... means so dearly bought , What rebel could have hoped to see ? Peace , by his injured Sovereign wrought , His Sovereign fasten'd to a tree . Now , Lord , Thy feeble worm prepare ! For strife with earth and hell begins ; Confirm and gird ...
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... soul , And grace her mean abode , Oh , with what peace , and joy , and love , She communes with her God ! * Isaiah xxxv . 7 . There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays ; 58 OLNEY HYMNS . The Happy Change Retirement.
... soul , And grace her mean abode , Oh , with what peace , and joy , and love , She communes with her God ! * Isaiah xxxv . 7 . There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays ; 58 OLNEY HYMNS . The Happy Change Retirement.
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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