The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 25
... seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not forni'd like us , with such Herculean powers , The Frenchman , easy , debonair ...
... seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not forni'd like us , with such Herculean powers , The Frenchman , easy , debonair ...
Page 33
... seen , Not in the words - but in the gap between ; Manner is all in all , whate'er is writ . The substitute for genius , sense , and wit . To dally much with subjects mean and low , Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so ...
... seen , Not in the words - but in the gap between ; Manner is all in all , whate'er is writ . The substitute for genius , sense , and wit . To dally much with subjects mean and low , Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so ...
Page 42
... seen . Still I insist , though music heretofore Has charm'd me much ( not e'en Occiduus more ) , Love , joy , and peace make harmony more meet For Sabbath evenings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock ...
... seen . Still I insist , though music heretofore Has charm'd me much ( not e'en Occiduus more ) , Love , joy , and peace make harmony more meet For Sabbath evenings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of every flock ...
Page 55
... suffice- The cross once seen is death to every vice ; Else He that hung there suffer'd all his pain , Bled , groan'd , and agonized , and died , in vain . TRUTH . -00- Pensantur trutinĂ¢ - Hor . Lib . THE PROGRESS OF ERROR . 55 38.
... suffice- The cross once seen is death to every vice ; Else He that hung there suffer'd all his pain , Bled , groan'd , and agonized , and died , in vain . TRUTH . -00- Pensantur trutinĂ¢ - Hor . Lib . THE PROGRESS OF ERROR . 55 38.
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... seen of men ; His virtues were his pride ; and that one vice Made all his virtues gewgaws of no price ; He wore them as fine trappings for a show , A praying , synagogue - frequenting , beau . The self - applauding bird , the peacock ...
... seen of men ; His virtues were his pride ; and that one vice Made all his virtues gewgaws of no price ; He wore them as fine trappings for a show , A praying , synagogue - frequenting , beau . The self - applauding bird , the peacock ...
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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