The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... fall from his horse , was the cause of our poet's removal in October of the same year , with Mrs. Unwin and family to Olney . At this place he became the intimate friend and associate of the Rev. John Newton , curate of the parish ...
... fall from his horse , was the cause of our poet's removal in October of the same year , with Mrs. Unwin and family to Olney . At this place he became the intimate friend and associate of the Rev. John Newton , curate of the parish ...
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... falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed , a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would ...
... falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed , a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would ...
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... fall . B. True . While they live , the courtly laureat ; pays , His quit - rent ode , his peppercorn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite : A subject's faults a subject may ...
... fall . B. True . While they live , the courtly laureat ; pays , His quit - rent ode , his peppercorn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite : A subject's faults a subject may ...
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... fall'n and lost , In all , that wars against that title most ; What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate , proclaim , Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to the present times , and times to ...
... fall'n and lost , In all , that wars against that title most ; What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate , proclaim , Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to the present times , and times to ...
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... fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. " Twould thin the ranks of the poetic tribe , To dash the pen through all that you proscribe . B. No matter , we could shift when they were not ; And should , no doubt , if they were ...
... fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. " Twould thin the ranks of the poetic tribe , To dash the pen through all that you proscribe . B. No matter , we could shift when they were not ; And should , no doubt , if they were ...
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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