The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 32
... sound , And truth cut short to make a period round , I judg'd a man of sense could scarce do worse , Than caper in ... sounds will be ; But such mere quarter - strokes are not for me . From him who rears a poem lank and long , To him who ...
... sound , And truth cut short to make a period round , I judg'd a man of sense could scarce do worse , Than caper in ... sounds will be ; But such mere quarter - strokes are not for me . From him who rears a poem lank and long , To him who ...
Page 41
... sounds , though sweet and well com- bin'd , ; And lenient as soft opiates to the mind , Leave vice and folly unsubdued behind . Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; " fis he , the ...
... sounds , though sweet and well com- bin'd , ; And lenient as soft opiates to the mind , Leave vice and folly unsubdued behind . Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; " fis he , the ...
Page 65
... Sounds for the poor , but sounds alike for all : Kings are invited , and would kings obey , No slaves on earth more welcome were than they ; But royalty , nobility , and state , Are such a dead preponderating weight , That endless bliss ...
... Sounds for the poor , but sounds alike for all : Kings are invited , and would kings obey , No slaves on earth more welcome were than they ; But royalty , nobility , and state , Are such a dead preponderating weight , That endless bliss ...
Page 73
... his thigh in vain , Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute : They scorn'd his inspiration and his theme , Pronounc'd him EXPOSTULATION . 73.
... his thigh in vain , Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute : They scorn'd his inspiration and his theme , Pronounc'd him EXPOSTULATION . 73.
Page 90
... sound of truth will then be sure to please : And truth alone , where'er my life be cast , In scenes of plenty , or the pining waste , Shall be my chosen theme , my glory to the last . HOPE . -00- ..... Doceas iter , et sacra ostia 309 ...
... sound of truth will then be sure to please : And truth alone , where'er my life be cast , In scenes of plenty , or the pining waste , Shall be my chosen theme , my glory to the last . HOPE . -00- ..... Doceas iter , et sacra ostia 309 ...
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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