The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse . Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if ...
... thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse . Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if ...
Page 28
... thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd : Once Chatham sav'd thee ...
... thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd : Once Chatham sav'd thee ...
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... their shrine Lay bleeding under that soft hand of thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , Abhorr'd the sacrifice , and curs'd the priest . Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , THE PROGRESS OF ERROR . 47.
... their shrine Lay bleeding under that soft hand of thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , Abhorr'd the sacrifice , and curs'd the priest . Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , THE PROGRESS OF ERROR . 47.
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... thou canst , one letter from the shades , One , and one only , charg'd with deep regret , That thy worst part , thy principles , live yet : One sad epistle thence may cure mankind Of the plague spread by bundles left behind . " Tis ...
... thou canst , one letter from the shades , One , and one only , charg'd with deep regret , That thy worst part , thy principles , live yet : One sad epistle thence may cure mankind Of the plague spread by bundles left behind . " Tis ...
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... Thou god of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence and advance their cause : By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befell , Diffus'd , make earth the vestibule of Hell ; Thou ...
... Thou god of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence and advance their cause : By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befell , Diffus'd , make earth the vestibule of Hell ; Thou ...
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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