The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 24
... flowers Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl the streams : The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work ; Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She ...
... flowers Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl the streams : The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work ; Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She ...
Page 36
... , Forms , opens , and gives scent to every flower ; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field , and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads ; She fills profuse ten thousand little throats With music , 33 TABLE TALK .
... , Forms , opens , and gives scent to every flower ; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field , and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads ; She fills profuse ten thousand little throats With music , 33 TABLE TALK .
Page 37
... flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray , And every Muse attend her in her way . Virtue , indeed , meets many a rhyming friend , And many a compliment politely penn'd , But , unattired in that becoming vest Religion weaves ...
... flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray , And every Muse attend her in her way . Virtue , indeed , meets many a rhyming friend , And many a compliment politely penn'd , But , unattired in that becoming vest Religion weaves ...
Page 49
... flowers so sweet and fair , Freshening his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially , and spread the man ; Returning , he proclaims , by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face , How much a dunce , that has been ...
... flowers so sweet and fair , Freshening his lazy spirits as he ran , Unfolded genially , and spread the man ; Returning , he proclaims , by many a grace , By shrugs and strange contortions of his face , How much a dunce , that has been ...
Page 77
... flower of Israel's infamy full blown ; Thence date their sad declension , and their fall , Their woes , not yet repeal'd , thence date them all . Thus fell the best instructed in her day , And the most favour'd land , look where we may ...
... flower of Israel's infamy full blown ; Thence date their sad declension , and their fall , Their woes , not yet repeal'd , thence date them all . Thus fell the best instructed in her day , And the most favour'd land , look where we may ...
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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