The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... beneath her happy reign , The growth that Nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science ever new , Op'ning and wider op'ning on her view , She ventures onward with a prosp'rous force , While no base fear impedes her in ...
... beneath her happy reign , The growth that Nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science ever new , Op'ning and wider op'ning on her view , She ventures onward with a prosp'rous force , While no base fear impedes her in ...
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... beneath his hand , ( A dire effect by one of Nature's laws , Unchangeably connected with its cause ; ) But Providence himself will intervene , To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments : each form of war ...
... beneath his hand , ( A dire effect by one of Nature's laws , Unchangeably connected with its cause ; ) But Providence himself will intervene , To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments : each form of war ...
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... beneath them , and Heaven roars above , But nothing scares them from the course they love . To the lascivious pipe and wanton song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf from ...
... beneath them , and Heaven roars above , But nothing scares them from the course they love . To the lascivious pipe and wanton song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf from ...
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... beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc'd into a curve , The mind , released from too constrained a nerve , Flew to its first position with a spring , That made the vaulted roofs of Pleasure ring . His court , the dissolute ...
... beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc'd into a curve , The mind , released from too constrained a nerve , Flew to its first position with a spring , That made the vaulted roofs of Pleasure ring . His court , the dissolute ...
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... beneath what flowery shades , That not a glimpse of genuine light pervades , The poisonous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and supine , Counsel and caution from a ...
... beneath what flowery shades , That not a glimpse of genuine light pervades , The poisonous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and supine , Counsel and caution from a ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids blest boast breath call'd cause charms Cowper death delight design'd divine dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart heaven honour hope hour House of Lords human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymph o'er once pain pass'd peace perhaps pine-apples pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound spleen Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth