The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... shine ! Blest England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ; And ...
... shine ! Blest England , if this happiness be thine ! A. Guard what you say ; the patriotic tribe Will sneer and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ; And ...
Page 38
... shine . To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . A. Hail , Sternhold , then ! and , Hopkins , hail ! —-- B. Amen . If ...
... shine . To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of vanity a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . A. Hail , Sternhold , then ! and , Hopkins , hail ! —-- B. Amen . If ...
Page 78
... shine in fable , and grace idle themes , With all the embroidery of poetic dreams ; " Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That truth and mercy had reveal'd to man ; And , while the world beside , that plan unknown , Deified useless ...
... shine in fable , and grace idle themes , With all the embroidery of poetic dreams ; " Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan That truth and mercy had reveal'd to man ; And , while the world beside , that plan unknown , Deified useless ...
Page 79
... shine With light deriv'd from thee , would smother thine . - Thy very children watch for thy disgrace , A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit , year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never ...
... shine With light deriv'd from thee , would smother thine . - Thy very children watch for thy disgrace , A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit , year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never ...
Page 87
... shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , justice , and good sense disown ...
... shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , justice , and good sense disown ...
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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