The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... Poor Africans 368 370 371 The Morning Dream 373 The diverting History of John Gilpin 374 The Nightingale and Glow - worm 381 An Epistle to an afflicted Protestant Lady in France 382 To the Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin .................. 383 ...
... Poor Africans 368 370 371 The Morning Dream 373 The diverting History of John Gilpin 374 The Nightingale and Glow - worm 381 An Epistle to an afflicted Protestant Lady in France 382 To the Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin .................. 383 ...
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... poor and free ! To be the Table Talk of clubs up - stairs , To which the unwash'd artificer repairs , T'indulge his genius after long fatigue , By diving into cabinet - intrigue ; ( For what kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him ...
... poor and free ! To be the Table Talk of clubs up - stairs , To which the unwash'd artificer repairs , T'indulge his genius after long fatigue , By diving into cabinet - intrigue ; ( For what kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him ...
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... Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd : Once ...
... Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd : Once ...
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... poor grasshopper must chirp below , Like him unnoticed , I , and such as I , Spread little wings , and rather skip than fly : Perch'd on the meagre produce of the land , An ell or two of prospect we command ; But never peep beyond the ...
... poor grasshopper must chirp below , Like him unnoticed , I , and such as I , Spread little wings , and rather skip than fly : Perch'd on the meagre produce of the land , An ell or two of prospect we command ; But never peep beyond the ...
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... poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door ? Or if yourself , too scantily supplied , Need help , let honest industry provide . Earn , if you want ; if you abound , impart : These both are pleasures to the feeling heart . No pleasure ...
... poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door ? Or if yourself , too scantily supplied , Need help , let honest industry provide . Earn , if you want ; if you abound , impart : These both are pleasures to the feeling heart . No pleasure ...
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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