The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 39
... youth to ruminating age , Free in his will to choose or to refuse , Man may improve the crisis , or abuse ; Else , on the fatalist's unrighteous plan , Say , to what bar amenable were man ? With nought in charge he could betray no trust ...
... youth to ruminating age , Free in his will to choose or to refuse , Man may improve the crisis , or abuse ; Else , on the fatalist's unrighteous plan , Say , to what bar amenable were man ? With nought in charge he could betray no trust ...
Page 40
... youth , Or lead him devious from the path of truth : Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in the excess ! Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there ! " Tis ...
... youth , Or lead him devious from the path of truth : Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in the excess ! Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there ! " Tis ...
Page 44
... youth , and made him fresh and fair . Gorgonius sits , abdominous and wan , Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan : He snuffs far off the anticipated joy ; Turtle and venison all his thoughts employ ; Prepares for meals as jockeys take a ...
... youth , and made him fresh and fair . Gorgonius sits , abdominous and wan , Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan : He snuffs far off the anticipated joy ; Turtle and venison all his thoughts employ ; Prepares for meals as jockeys take a ...
Page 48
... youth , To purge and skim away the filth of vice , That so refined it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy son , To taint his heart , was worthy of thine own ! Now , while the poison all high life pervades , Write ...
... youth , To purge and skim away the filth of vice , That so refined it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy son , To taint his heart , was worthy of thine own ! Now , while the poison all high life pervades , Write ...
Page 60
... youth , And tells , not always with an eye to truth , Who spann'd her waist , and who , where'er he came , Scrawl'd upon glass Miss Bridget's lovely name ; Who stole her slipper , fill'd it with tokay , And drank the little bumper every ...
... youth , And tells , not always with an eye to truth , Who spann'd her waist , and who , where'er he came , Scrawl'd upon glass Miss Bridget's lovely name ; Who stole her slipper , fill'd it with tokay , And drank the little bumper every ...
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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