The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 22
... Playing , at beat of drum , their martial pranks , Should'ring and standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending majesty looks on- If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected ...
... Playing , at beat of drum , their martial pranks , Should'ring and standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending majesty looks on- If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected ...
Page 23
... play ; ) To win no praise when well - wrought plans prevail , But to be rudely censur'd when they fail ; To doubt the love his fav'rites may pretend , And in reality to find no friend ; If he indulge a cultivated taste , His galleries ...
... play ; ) To win no praise when well - wrought plans prevail , But to be rudely censur'd when they fail ; To doubt the love his fav'rites may pretend , And in reality to find no friend ; If he indulge a cultivated taste , His galleries ...
Page 27
... play the wanton with her powers , Grow freakish , and , o'erleaping every mound Spread anarchy and terror all around ? B. Agreed . horse But would you sell or slay your For bounding or curvetting in his course ? Or if , when ridden with ...
... play the wanton with her powers , Grow freakish , and , o'erleaping every mound Spread anarchy and terror all around ? B. Agreed . horse But would you sell or slay your For bounding or curvetting in his course ? Or if , when ridden with ...
Page 32
... play with syllables , and sport in song . A. At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where Discipline helps opening buds of sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver pence , I was a poet too ...
... play with syllables , and sport in song . A. At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where Discipline helps opening buds of sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver pence , I was a poet too ...
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... play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from ...
... play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from ...
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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