The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... soul's calm sunshine , and the heart - felt joy . " After the expiration of eighteen months , during which time he had been placed in an asylum at St. Alban's , he removed , with the advice of his brother , to Huntingdon , where he was ...
... soul's calm sunshine , and the heart - felt joy . " After the expiration of eighteen months , during which time he had been placed in an asylum at St. Alban's , he removed , with the advice of his brother , to Huntingdon , where he was ...
Page 25
... soul ; But , if authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ! One step beyond the bound'ry of the laws Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much rever'd , Is seldom ...
... soul ; But , if authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ! One step beyond the bound'ry of the laws Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much rever'd , Is seldom ...
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... soul emancipated , unoppress'd , Free to prove all things , and hold fast the best , Learns much and to a thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead ...
... soul emancipated , unoppress'd , Free to prove all things , and hold fast the best , Learns much and to a thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead ...
Page 32
... soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name Of prophet and of poet was the same ; Hence British poets too the priesthood shared , And every hallow'd Druid was a Bard . But no prophetic fires to me belong ...
... soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name Of prophet and of poet was the same ; Hence British poets too the priesthood shared , And every hallow'd Druid was a Bard . But no prophetic fires to me belong ...
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... soul exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun , in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race ...
... soul exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun , in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race ...
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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