The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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... worth of his beloved brother . William Cowper , the poet , was born on the 15th of November , 1731 , ( old style ) , at Berkhampstead , in Hert- fordshire , of which place his father , the Rev. Dr. John Cowper , was then rector . When ...
... worth of his beloved brother . William Cowper , the poet , was born on the 15th of November , 1731 , ( old style ) , at Berkhampstead , in Hert- fordshire , of which place his father , the Rev. Dr. John Cowper , was then rector . When ...
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... worth , with all its gold and glitt'ring store , Just what the toy will sell for , and no more . Oh ! bright occasions of dispensing good , How seldom us'd , how little understood ! To pour in Virtue's lap her just reward : Keep 20 ...
... worth , with all its gold and glitt'ring store , Just what the toy will sell for , and no more . Oh ! bright occasions of dispensing good , How seldom us'd , how little understood ! To pour in Virtue's lap her just reward : Keep 20 ...
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... worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ; And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) , The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him ...
... worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie ; And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) , The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him ...
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... worth the search , may yet elude Conjecture and remark , however shrewd . They take perhaps a well - directed aim , Who seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet Nature here With stern severity deals out ...
... worth the search , may yet elude Conjecture and remark , however shrewd . They take perhaps a well - directed aim , Who seek it in his climate and his frame . Liberal in all things else , yet Nature here With stern severity deals out ...
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... worth untold ; Cheap , though blood - bought , and thrown away when sold ; May no foes ravish thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers ; ye monarchs , spare ; Ye patriots , guard it ...
... worth untold ; Cheap , though blood - bought , and thrown away when sold ; May no foes ravish thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers ; ye monarchs , spare ; Ye patriots , guard it ...
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