The poetical works of William Cowper, Band 2W. Pickering, 1853 |
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... Earth : and , plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the mischiefs he has done . " The fummit gain'd , behold the proud alcove That crowns it ! yet not all its pride fecures The grand retreat from ...
... Earth : and , plotting in the dark , Toils much to earn a monumental pile , That may record the mischiefs he has done . " The fummit gain'd , behold the proud alcove That crowns it ! yet not all its pride fecures The grand retreat from ...
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... earth seems restless as a flood Brush'd by the wind . So fportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and funshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the leaves Play wanton ...
... earth seems restless as a flood Brush'd by the wind . So fportive is the light Shot through the boughs , it dances as they dance , Shadow and funshine intermingling quick , And darkening and enlightening , as the leaves Play wanton ...
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... Earth was made fo various , that the mind Of defultory man , ftudious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary fight , Too well ...
... Earth was made fo various , that the mind Of defultory man , ftudious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary fight , Too well ...
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... earth , regales the sense With luxury of unexpected fweets . There often wanders one , whom better days Saw better clad , in cloak of satin trimm'd With lace , and hat with splendid riband bound . A ferving - maid was she , and fell in ...
... earth , regales the sense With luxury of unexpected fweets . There often wanders one , whom better days Saw better clad , in cloak of satin trimm'd With lace , and hat with splendid riband bound . A ferving - maid was she , and fell in ...
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... , is not our trade . We travel far , ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be bribed to compass earth again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But 24 THE TASK . The entire Surrender Prayer for Children.
... , is not our trade . We travel far , ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be bribed to compass earth again By other hopes and richer fruits than yours . But 24 THE TASK . The entire Surrender Prayer for Children.
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againſt amuſement aſk Becauſe beneath beſt boaſt cauſe cloſe courſe diſtant divine dream e'en earth eaſe Elfe eſcape facred fafe fame fatire fave fecure feed feek feel fhall fhining fide fighs fight filent fince firſt flaves fleep flower fome fong fons foon form'd foul ftill fuch glory grace happineſs heart Heaven himſelf houſe itſelf juft juſt laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft Lord meaſure mind moſt mufic muſt myſelf nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs peace pleaſe pleaſures praiſe promiſe purpoſe raiſed reft reſt riſe ſcene ſchools ſeaſon ſee ſeek ſeems ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhine ſhort ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſome ſpare ſpeak ſpirit ſport ſpread ſtands ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtream ſtrength ſtroke ſtrong ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee themſelves theſe thine thoſe thou art thouſand treaſure truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh wonder worth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 32 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
Seite 252 - A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun : It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none.
Seite 176 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain for us ! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy, Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna round.
Seite 91 - tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright...
Seite 221 - Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Seite 92 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Seite 170 - The sum is this : If man's convenience, health, Or safety, interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs. Else they are all, the meanest things that are, As free to live and to enjoy that life As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Seite 44 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Seite 346 - Puss was tamed by gentle usage; Tiney was not to be tamed at all ; and Bess had a courage and confidence that made him tame from the beginning. I always admitted them into the parlour after supper, when, the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols...
Seite 27 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves...