The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... charm for him : the prerogative authority of names and arbitrary customs he boldly set at defiance , and feared not to assert the native individual liberty of creation . He avoided , also , equally with that of his precursors , the ...
... charm for him : the prerogative authority of names and arbitrary customs he boldly set at defiance , and feared not to assert the native individual liberty of creation . He avoided , also , equally with that of his precursors , the ...
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... indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be yok'd by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , TABLE TALK . 25 25.
... indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be yok'd by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , TABLE TALK . 25 25.
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William Cowper. B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains , beneath her happy reign , The growth that Nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science ever ...
William Cowper. B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains , beneath her happy reign , The growth that Nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science ever ...
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... charm'd the town : But measures , plann'd and executed well , Shifted the wind that rais'd it , and it fell . He trod the very self - same ground you tread , And victory refuted all he said . B. And yet his judgment was not framed amiss ...
... charm'd the town : But measures , plann'd and executed well , Shifted the wind that rais'd it , and it fell . He trod the very self - same ground you tread , And victory refuted all he said . B. And yet his judgment was not framed amiss ...
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... charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail— God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and ...
... charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail— God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and ...
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