Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... play ) To win no praise when well - wrought plans pre- vail , But to be rudely censur'd when they fail ; To doubt the love his fav'rites may pretend , And in reality to find no friend ; If he indulge a cultivated taste , His gall'ries ...
... play ) To win no praise when well - wrought plans pre- vail , But to be rudely censur'd when they fail ; To doubt the love his fav'rites may pretend , And in reality to find no friend ; If he indulge a cultivated taste , His gall'ries ...
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... a cause , e , I grant , An English poet's privilege to rant ; But is not freedom - at least , is not our's , To apt to play the wanton with her pow'rs , I 1 Grow freakish , and , o'erleaping ev'ry mound , Spread 16 TABLE TALK . TABLE TALK ...
... a cause , e , I grant , An English poet's privilege to rant ; But is not freedom - at least , is not our's , To apt to play the wanton with her pow'rs , I 1 Grow freakish , and , o'erleaping ev'ry mound , Spread 16 TABLE TALK . TABLE TALK ...
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... play with syllables , and sport in song . A. At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where discipline helps op'ning buds of sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver I was a poet too : but ...
... play with syllables , and sport in song . A. At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where discipline helps op'ning buds of sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver I was a poet too : but ...
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... play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from ...
... play . The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd from ...
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... play'd in Greece and Rome This Bedlam part ; and others nearer home . When Cromwell fought for pow'r , and while he reign'd The proud protector of the pow'r he gain'd , Religion , harsh , intolerant , austere , Parent of manners like ...
... play'd in Greece and Rome This Bedlam part ; and others nearer home . When Cromwell fought for pow'r , and while he reign'd The proud protector of the pow'r he gain'd , Religion , harsh , intolerant , austere , Parent of manners like ...
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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