The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet 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 ...
... seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet 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 ...
Page 27
... seek the distant plain ? No. His high mettle , under good control , Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts , Let magistrates alert perform their parts ; Not skulk or put on a ...
... seek the distant plain ? No. His high mettle , under good control , Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts , Let magistrates alert perform their parts ; Not skulk or put on a ...
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... Seek to supplant his inexperienced youth , Or lead him devious from the path of truth : Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in the excess ! Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a ...
... Seek to supplant his inexperienced youth , Or lead him devious from the path of truth : Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in the excess ! Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a ...
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... seek- Mercy is infinite , and man is weak ; The future shall obliterate the past , And heaven , no doubt , shall be their home at last . Come , then - a still small whisper in your ear— He has no hope who never had a fear ; And he that ...
... seek- Mercy is infinite , and man is weak ; The future shall obliterate the past , And heaven , no doubt , shall be their home at last . Come , then - a still small whisper in your ear— He has no hope who never had a fear ; And he that ...
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... seeking exile from the sight of men , Bury herself in solitude profound , Grow frantic with her pangs , and bite the ground . Thus often Unbelief , grown sick of life , Flies to the tempting pool , or felon knife . The jury meet , the ...
... seeking exile from the sight of men , Bury herself in solitude profound , Grow frantic with her pangs , and bite the ground . Thus often Unbelief , grown sick of life , Flies to the tempting pool , or felon knife . The jury meet , the ...
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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