The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page xi
... side by side with Milton , Pope , Dryden , Goldsmith , & c . Those who are competent to judge , have ever been ready to WILLIAM COWPER . xi.
... side by side with Milton , Pope , Dryden , Goldsmith , & c . Those who are competent to judge , have ever been ready to WILLIAM COWPER . xi.
Page 19
... side . Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnassian dews Reward his memory , dear to every Muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that justice draws , And will ...
... side . Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnassian dews Reward his memory , dear to every Muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that justice draws , And will ...
Page 50
... side . Learning itself , received into a mind By nature weak , or viciously inclined , Serves but to lead philosophers astray , Where children would with ease discern the way . And of all arts sagacious dupes invent , To cheat ...
... side . Learning itself , received into a mind By nature weak , or viciously inclined , Serves but to lead philosophers astray , Where children would with ease discern the way . And of all arts sagacious dupes invent , To cheat ...
Page 52
... side . None but an author knows an author's cares , Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears . Committed once into the public arms , The baby seems to smile with added charmis . Like something precious ventur'd far from shore , " Tis ...
... side . None but an author knows an author's cares , Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears . Committed once into the public arms , The baby seems to smile with added charmis . Like something precious ventur'd far from shore , " Tis ...
Page 53
... side . His still refuted quirks he still repeats ; New rais'd objections with new quibbles meets ; Till , sinking in the quicksand he defends , He dies disputing , and the contest ends- But not the mischiefs ; they , still left behind ...
... side . His still refuted quirks he still repeats ; New rais'd objections with new quibbles meets ; Till , sinking in the quicksand he defends , He dies disputing , and the contest ends- But not the mischiefs ; they , still left behind ...
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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