The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... nature to the one that had possessed him in his first at- tack ; his imagination at that time resting upon the idea ... natural depression WILLIAM COWPER . ix.
... nature to the one that had possessed him in his first at- tack ; his imagination at that time resting upon the idea ... natural depression WILLIAM COWPER . ix.
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... Nature here With stern severity deals out the year . Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl the streams : The ...
... Nature here With stern severity deals out the year . Winter invades the spring , and often pours A chilling flood on summer's drooping flowers Unwelcome vapours quench autumnal beams , Ungenial blasts attending curl the streams : The ...
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... Nature shows , Less on exterior things than most suppose . Vigilant over all that he has made , Kind Providence attends with gracious aid ; Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even scale . He can ...
... Nature shows , Less on exterior things than most suppose . Vigilant over all that he has made , Kind Providence attends with gracious aid ; Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even scale . He can ...
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... Nature's laws , Unchangeably connected with its cause ; ) But Providence himself will intervene , To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments : each form of war , What burns at home , or threatens from afar , ...
... Nature's laws , Unchangeably connected with its cause ; ) But Providence himself will intervene , To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments : each form of war , What burns at home , or threatens from afar , ...
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... nature lengths unknown before , To give a Milton birth , ask'd ages more . Thus Genius rose and set at order'd times , And shot a day - spring into distant climes , Ennobling every reason that he chose ; He sunk in Greece , in Italy he ...
... nature lengths unknown before , To give a Milton birth , ask'd ages more . Thus Genius rose and set at order'd times , And shot a day - spring into distant climes , Ennobling every reason that he chose ; He sunk in Greece , in Italy he ...
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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