The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... breath and blood of his ideal progeny . His victories were not the stained and perishing achievements of rebellious power ; not the inglorious triumphs of perverted genius , nor the subjugation of all hearts to the dominion of ...
... breath and blood of his ideal progeny . His victories were not the stained and perishing achievements of rebellious power ; not the inglorious triumphs of perverted genius , nor the subjugation of all hearts to the dominion of ...
Page 38
... breath of fame , Prompt his endeavour and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ...
... breath of fame , Prompt his endeavour and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ...
Page 64
... breath , And smother'd in't at last , is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager , who weaves at her own door , Pillow and bobbins all her little store , Content though mean , and cheerful if not gay , Shuffling her threads about the live ...
... breath , And smother'd in't at last , is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager , who weaves at her own door , Pillow and bobbins all her little store , Content though mean , and cheerful if not gay , Shuffling her threads about the live ...
Page 84
... death , Upon the rolling chords rung out his dying breath . Who brought the lamp that with awaking beams Dispell'd thy gloom , and broke away thy dreams , Tradition now decrepit and worn out , Babbler of ancient 84 EXPOSTULATION .
... death , Upon the rolling chords rung out his dying breath . Who brought the lamp that with awaking beams Dispell'd thy gloom , and broke away thy dreams , Tradition now decrepit and worn out , Babbler of ancient 84 EXPOSTULATION .
Page 93
... breath , Sighs for his exit , vulgarly called death : For he , with all his follies has a mind Not yet so blank , or fashionably blind , But now and then perhaps a feeble ray Of distant wisdom shoots across his way ; By which he reads ...
... breath , Sighs for his exit , vulgarly called death : For he , with all his follies has a mind Not yet so blank , or fashionably blind , But now and then perhaps a feeble ray Of distant wisdom shoots across his way ; By which he reads ...
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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