The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... streams : The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work ; Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust , and of elastic tone ...
... streams : The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work ; Thus with a rigour , for his good design'd , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust , and of elastic tone ...
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... stream , that feeds the well - spring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than virtue quickens with a warmth divine , The powers that sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable estimate of Brown Rose like a ...
... stream , that feeds the well - spring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than virtue quickens with a warmth divine , The powers that sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable estimate of Brown Rose like a ...
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... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's stand , Beating alternately , in measur ...
... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's stand , Beating alternately , in measur ...
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... stream , And yet magnificent - A God the theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love . Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings , But ...
... stream , And yet magnificent - A God the theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love . Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings , But ...
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... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense ; The precept , that enjoins him abstinence , Forbids none but the ...
... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler - destitute of shame and sense ; The precept , that enjoins him abstinence , Forbids none but the ...
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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