The Poetical Works of William CowperWarne, 1872 - 611 pages |
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... round earth an even surface wears ; When lo ! the force of some resistless weight Bears me straight down from that pernicious height ; Parting , in vain our struggling arms we close ; WRITTEN IN A FIT OF ILLNESS . 13 Written in a Fit of ...
... round earth an even surface wears ; When lo ! the force of some resistless weight Bears me straight down from that pernicious height ; Parting , in vain our struggling arms we close ; WRITTEN IN A FIT OF ILLNESS . 13 Written in a Fit of ...
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... round they seen , With lustre - beaming eye , A train , attendant on their queen , ( Her rosy chorus ) fly . wheel , Your golden moments bless , With all a tender heart can feel , Or lively fancy guess . AN ODE . * SECUNDUM ARTEM . I ...
... round they seen , With lustre - beaming eye , A train , attendant on their queen , ( Her rosy chorus ) fly . wheel , Your golden moments bless , With all a tender heart can feel , Or lively fancy guess . AN ODE . * SECUNDUM ARTEM . I ...
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... round ! Zion , shout ! for this is He ; God the Saviour dwells in thee . IX . THE CONTRITE HEART . Isaiah lvii . 15 . THE Lord will happiness divine On contrite hearts bestow ; Then tell me , gracious God , is mine A contrite heart , or ...
... round ! Zion , shout ! for this is He ; God the Saviour dwells in thee . IX . THE CONTRITE HEART . Isaiah lvii . 15 . THE Lord will happiness divine On contrite hearts bestow ; Then tell me , gracious God , is mine A contrite heart , or ...
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... round . The seed that finds a stony soil Shoots forth a hasty blade ; But ill repays the sower's toil , Soon wither'd , scorch'd , and dead . The thorny ground is sure to balk All hopes of harvest there ; We find a tall and sickly stalk ...
... round . The seed that finds a stony soil Shoots forth a hasty blade ; But ill repays the sower's toil , Soon wither'd , scorch'd , and dead . The thorny ground is sure to balk All hopes of harvest there ; We find a tall and sickly stalk ...
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... round his watchful flight , Keeps them ever in his sight : Spread Thy pinions , King of kings ! Hide them safe beneath Thy wings ; Lest the ravenous bird of prey Stoop and bear the brood away . XXV . JEHOVAH JESUS . My song shall bless ...
... round his watchful flight , Keeps them ever in his sight : Spread Thy pinions , King of kings ! Hide them safe beneath Thy wings ; Lest the ravenous bird of prey Stoop and bear the brood away . XXV . JEHOVAH JESUS . My song shall bless ...
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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