The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 27
... head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that effects like these she should produce , Worse than the deeds of galley - slaves broke loose . She loses in such storms her very name , And fierce licentiousness should ...
... head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that effects like these she should produce , Worse than the deeds of galley - slaves broke loose . She loses in such storms her very name , And fierce licentiousness should ...
Page 36
... head in luxury's soft lap , And took , too often , there his easy nap . If brighter beams than all he threw not forth , ' Twas negligence in him , not want of worth . Surly and slovenly , and bold and coarse , Too proud for art , and ...
... head in luxury's soft lap , And took , too often , there his easy nap . If brighter beams than all he threw not forth , ' Twas negligence in him , not want of worth . Surly and slovenly , and bold and coarse , Too proud for art , and ...
Page 52
... head ; For ' tis a rule that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction as a child , Affable , humble , diffident , and mild ; Such was Sir Isaac , and such Boyle and Locke 52 THE PROGRESS ...
... head ; For ' tis a rule that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction as a child , Affable , humble , diffident , and mild ; Such was Sir Isaac , and such Boyle and Locke 52 THE PROGRESS ...
Page 58
... head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade ! His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to suffer well content . Which is the ...
... head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade ! His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to suffer well content . Which is the ...
Page 59
... head erect , her fan upon her lips , Her eyebrows arch'd , her eyes both gone astray To watch yon amorous couple in their play , With bony and unkerchif'd neck defies The rude inclemency of wintry skies , And sails with lappet head and ...
... head erect , her fan upon her lips , Her eyebrows arch'd , her eyes both gone astray To watch yon amorous couple in their play , With bony and unkerchif'd neck defies The rude inclemency of wintry skies , And sails with lappet head and ...
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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