The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper,esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc., and Adam; a Sacred Drama; from the Italian of Gio. Battista Andreini, with a Memoir of the AuthorD. Appleton, 1854 |
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... Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; ' His life a lesson to the land he sways ; To touch the sword with conscientious awe , Nor draw it but when duty bids him draw ; To sheathe it in the peace - restoring close ,. 28 TABLE TALK .
... Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; ' His life a lesson to the land he sways ; To touch the sword with conscientious awe , Nor draw it but when duty bids him draw ; To sheathe it in the peace - restoring close ,. 28 TABLE TALK .
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... Power , pomp and splendour , and the thirst of praise ; There Beauty wooes him with expanded arms ; E'en Bacchanalian madness has its charms . Nor these alone , whose pleasures less refined Might well. 46 PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... Power , pomp and splendour , and the thirst of praise ; There Beauty wooes him with expanded arms ; E'en Bacchanalian madness has its charms . Nor these alone , whose pleasures less refined Might well. 46 PROGRESS OF ERROR .
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... praise his genius , he is soon repaid In praise applied to the same part - his head : For ' tis a rule , that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction as a child , Affable , humble ...
... praise his genius , he is soon repaid In praise applied to the same part - his head : For ' tis a rule , that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction as a child , Affable , humble ...
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... praise postponed , and never to be paid ; See the sage hermit , by mankind admired , With all that bigotry adopts inspired , Wearing out life in his religious whim , Till his religious whimsy wears out him . His works , his abstinence ...
... praise postponed , and never to be paid ; See the sage hermit , by mankind admired , With all that bigotry adopts inspired , Wearing out life in his religious whim , Till his religious whimsy wears out him . His works , his abstinence ...
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... praise ; but , though her lot be such ( Toilsome and indigent ) , she renders much ; Just knows , and knows no more , her Bible true- A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title ...
... praise ; but , though her lot be such ( Toilsome and indigent ) , she renders much ; Just knows , and knows no more , her Bible true- A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title ...
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ADAM angels art thou Avernus BEELZEBUB Behold beneath boast bosom breast breath bright brow call'd charms CHERUBIM creature dark dear death delight divine docet dost thou dread dream e'en earth eternal eyes fair falchions fear feel fire flame FLESH flowers form'd fruit give glory GOD THE FATHER gold grace groves hand hands united happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly hell honour hope human JOHN MILTON light live Lord LUCIFER lyre mighty mind muse nature never night nymphs o'er once pain peace pleasure praise prove sacred SATAN scene seem'd SERPENT shade shew shine sighs sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spirit stars stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil tongue truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice VOLANO WILLIAM HAYLEY wings worth wretched youth