The Poetical Works of William Cowper. With Life of the AuthorMilner and Sowerby, 1864 - 448 pages |
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Page 34
... land , An ell or two of prospect we command ; But never peep beyond the thorny bound , Or oaken fence , that hems the paddock round . In Eden , ere yet innocence of heart Had faded , poetry was not an art : Language , above all teaching ...
... land , An ell or two of prospect we command ; But never peep beyond the thorny bound , Or oaken fence , that hems the paddock round . In Eden , ere yet innocence of heart Had faded , poetry was not an art : Language , above all teaching ...
Page 43
... if venerable Time , Slain at the foot of Pleasure be no crime , Then , with his silver beard and magic wand , Let Comus rise archbishop of the land ; Let him your rubric and your feasts prescribe , Grand THE PROGRFSS OF ERROR . 43 33333.
... if venerable Time , Slain at the foot of Pleasure be no crime , Then , with his silver beard and magic wand , Let Comus rise archbishop of the land ; Let him your rubric and your feasts prescribe , Grand THE PROGRFSS OF ERROR . 43 33333.
Page 47
... land . Ye writers of what none with safety reads , Footing it in the dance that Fancy leads ; Ye novelists , who mar what ye would mend , Snivelling and drivelling folly without end ; Whose corresponding misses fill the ream With ...
... land . Ye writers of what none with safety reads , Footing it in the dance that Fancy leads ; Ye novelists , who mar what ye would mend , Snivelling and drivelling folly without end ; Whose corresponding misses fill the ream With ...
Page 48
... off a wanderer into foreign lands . Surpris'd at all they meet , the gosling pair , With awkward gait , stretch'd neck , and silly stare , Discover huge cathedrals built with stone , And steeples towering 48 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... off a wanderer into foreign lands . Surpris'd at all they meet , the gosling pair , With awkward gait , stretch'd neck , and silly stare , Discover huge cathedrals built with stone , And steeples towering 48 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
Page 51
... land befell , Diffus'd , make earth the vestibule of Hell ; Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise , Thou ever - bubbling spring of endless lies ; Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee ...
... land befell , Diffus'd , make earth the vestibule of Hell ; Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise , Thou ever - bubbling spring of endless lies ; Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee ...
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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