Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... less important subjects close the vo- lume . Not one of them I believe was writ- ten with a view to publication . But I was unwilling they should be omitted . CHARLES SQUARE , HOXTON , JOHN NEWTON . February 18 , 1782 . CONTENTS ...
... less important subjects close the vo- lume . Not one of them I believe was writ- ten with a view to publication . But I was unwilling they should be omitted . CHARLES SQUARE , HOXTON , JOHN NEWTON . February 18 , 1782 . CONTENTS ...
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... less sublime . When ministers and ministerial arts ; Patriots , who love good places at their hearts ; When admirals , extoll'd for standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of skill ; Gen'rals , who will not conquer when they may ...
... less sublime . When ministers and ministerial arts ; Patriots , who love good places at their hearts ; When admirals , extoll'd for standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of skill ; Gen'rals , who will not conquer when they may ...
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... Less on exterior things than most suppose . Vigilant over all that he has made , Kind Providence attends with gracious aid ; Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even scale ; He can encourage slav'ry ...
... Less on exterior things than most suppose . Vigilant over all that he has made , Kind Providence attends with gracious aid ; Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even scale ; He can encourage slav'ry ...
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... less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : · Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as 30 TABLE TALK .
... less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : · Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as 30 TABLE TALK .
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... less innocent , as less refin'd ; Then genius danc'd a bacchanal ; he crown'd The brimming goblet , seiz'd the thyrsus , bound His brows with ivy , rush'd into the field Of wild imagination , and there reel'd , The victim of his own ...
... less innocent , as less refin'd ; Then genius danc'd a bacchanal ; he crown'd The brimming goblet , seiz'd the thyrsus , bound His brows with ivy , rush'd into the field Of wild imagination , and there reel'd , The victim of his own ...
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beams beneath bids blest bliss blooming groves boast breast brighter day call'd charms courser dark declension deeds delight design'd divine docet dream earth ev'ning ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fool form'd frown give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace hand happy hast hate hear heart heav'n heav'nly hope hour int'rest joys land learn'd life's light lov'd lust lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never o'er once pass'd peace pharisee PINE-APPLE pity plain pleasure poet's pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove religion Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd scripture seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee their's theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wisdom woes zeal