The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be yok'd by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , TABLE TALK . 25 25.
... men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be yok'd by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's charter'd land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , TABLE TALK . 25 25.
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... thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits , rising as his toils ...
... thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits , rising as his toils ...
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... thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping ...
... thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping ...
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... thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their courage dies ; In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they trust in withers , as it must , When He commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down ...
... thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their courage dies ; In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they trust in withers , as it must , When He commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down ...
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... , Forms , opens , and gives scent to every flower ; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field , and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads ; She fills profuse ten thousand little throats With music , 33 TABLE TALK .
... , Forms , opens , and gives scent to every flower ; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field , and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads ; She fills profuse ten thousand little throats With music , 33 TABLE TALK .
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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