The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 2George Bell, 1909 |
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... sights delightful . A- nother walk . Mistake concerning the charms of solitude corrected . Colonnades commended . Alcove , and the view from it . The wilderness . The grove . necessity and the benefits of exercise . superior to , and in ...
... sights delightful . A- nother walk . Mistake concerning the charms of solitude corrected . Colonnades commended . Alcove , and the view from it . The wilderness . The grove . necessity and the benefits of exercise . superior to , and in ...
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... sights alone , but rural sounds , Exhilarate the spirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of some far - spreading wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding ...
... sights alone , but rural sounds , Exhilarate the spirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of some far - spreading wood Of ancient growth , make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding ...
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... sight , 510 Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . 515 Then snug enclosures in the sheltered vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us , happy to renounce awhile ...
... sight , 510 Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . 515 Then snug enclosures in the sheltered vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye , Delight us , happy to renounce awhile ...
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... sight , as when she springs , ( If e'er she spring spontaneous ) in remote And barbarous climes , where violence prevails , And strength is lord of all ; but gentle , kind , 605 By culture tamed , by liberty refreshed , And all her ...
... sight , as when she springs , ( If e'er she spring spontaneous ) in remote And barbarous climes , where violence prevails , And strength is lord of all ; but gentle , kind , 605 By culture tamed , by liberty refreshed , And all her ...
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... sight of ship from England . Every speck Seen in the dim horizon , turns thee pale With conflict of contending hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepared To dream all night ...
... sight of ship from England . Every speck Seen in the dim horizon , turns thee pale With conflict of contending hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepared To dream all night ...
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