Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of mis'ry far away : He drinks his simple bev'rage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel th ' alacrity and joy With which TABLE TALK . 13.
... always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of mis'ry far away : He drinks his simple bev'rage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel th ' alacrity and joy With which TABLE TALK . 13.
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... ( one that I could name ) In prostitution sinks the sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , to be let or sold : When perjury , that heav'n defying vice , Sells oaths 22 TABLE TALK .
... ( one that I could name ) In prostitution sinks the sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , to be let or sold : When perjury , that heav'n defying vice , Sells oaths 22 TABLE TALK .
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... sense of scorn , The strings are swept with such a pow'r so loud , The storm of music shakes th ' astonish'd crowd . So , when remote futurity is brought Before the keen inquiry of her thought , A terrible sagacity informs The poet's ...
... sense of scorn , The strings are swept with such a pow'r so loud , The storm of music shakes th ' astonish'd crowd . So , when remote futurity is brought Before the keen inquiry of her thought , A terrible sagacity informs The poet's ...
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... sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver I was a poet too : but modern taste Is so refin'd , and delicate , and chaste , pence , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all ...
... sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver I was a poet too : but modern taste Is so refin'd , and delicate , and chaste , pence , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all ...
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... sense could scarce do worse Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , + And some wits flag through fear of losing it . Give me the line that plows its stately course Like a proud swan , conq'ring ...
... sense could scarce do worse Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , + And some wits flag through fear of losing it . Give me the line that plows its stately course Like a proud swan , conq'ring ...
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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