The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... Earth shakes 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 ...
... Earth shakes 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 ...
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... earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love . Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings , But still , while virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral ...
... earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love . Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings , But still , while virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral ...
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... earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun , in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race begins , its glorious ...
... earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun , in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race begins , its glorious ...
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... earth , and speed her to the skies ? Ye devotees to your adored employ , Enthusiasts , drunk with an unreal joy , Love makes the music of the blest above , Heaven's harmony is universal love ; And earthly sounds , though sweet and well ...
... earth , and speed her to the skies ? Ye devotees to your adored employ , Enthusiasts , drunk with an unreal joy , Love makes the music of the blest above , Heaven's harmony is universal love ; And earthly sounds , though sweet and well ...
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... earth the vestibule of Hell ; Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise , Thou ever - bubbling spring of endless lies ; Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee ! No wild enthusiast ever yet ...
... earth the vestibule of Hell ; Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise , Thou ever - bubbling spring of endless lies ; Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee ! No wild enthusiast ever yet ...
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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