The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... 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 proclaim , A monarch's errors ...
... 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 proclaim , A monarch's errors ...
Page 57
... LIVE . Too many , shock'd at what should charm them most , Despise the plain direction , and are lost . Heaven on such terms ! ( they cry with proud disdain ) Incredible , impossible , and vain ! - Rebel , because ' tis easy to obey ...
... LIVE . Too many , shock'd at what should charm them most , Despise the plain direction , and are lost . Heaven on such terms ! ( they cry with proud disdain ) Incredible , impossible , and vain ! - Rebel , because ' tis easy to obey ...
Page 63
... live ! " Tis done - the raging storm is heard no more , Mercy receives him on her peaceful shore : And Justice , guardian of the dread command , Drops the red vengeance from his willing hand . A soul redeem'd demands a life of praise ...
... live ! " Tis done - the raging storm is heard no more , Mercy receives him on her peaceful shore : And Justice , guardian of the dread command , Drops the red vengeance from his willing hand . A soul redeem'd demands a life of praise ...
Page 64
... live - long day , Just earns a scanty pittance , and at night Lies down secure , her heart and pocket light ; She , for her humble sphere by nature fit , Has little understanding , and no wit , Receives no praise ; but though her lot be ...
... live - long day , Just earns a scanty pittance , and at night Lies down secure , her heart and pocket light ; She , for her humble sphere by nature fit , Has little understanding , and no wit , Receives no praise ; but though her lot be ...
Page 94
... Live to no sober purpose , and contend That their Creator had no serious end . When God and man stand opposite in view , Man's disappointment must , of course , ensue . The just Creator condescends to write , In beams of ...
... Live to no sober purpose , and contend That their Creator had no serious end . When God and man stand opposite in view , Man's disappointment must , of course , ensue . The just Creator condescends to write , In beams of ...
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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