Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - Počet stran: 359 |
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... feen ; but perforated fore , And drill'd in holes , the folid oak is found , By worms voracious eating through and through . At length a generation more refin'd Improv'd the fimple plan ; made three legs four , Gave them a twisted form ...
... feen ; but perforated fore , And drill'd in holes , the folid oak is found , By worms voracious eating through and through . At length a generation more refin'd Improv'd the fimple plan ; made three legs four , Gave them a twisted form ...
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... intense defire : Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He feeks them headlong , and is feen no more . The spleen is feldom felt where Flora reigns ; The 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... intense defire : Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He feeks them headlong , and is feen no more . The spleen is feldom felt where Flora reigns ; The 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... feen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary fight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off , Faftidious , seeking lefs familiar fcenes . Then fnug enclosures in the fhelter'd vale , Where frequent BOOK I. 27 THE SOFA .
... feen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary fight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off , Faftidious , seeking lefs familiar fcenes . Then fnug enclosures in the fhelter'd vale , Where frequent BOOK I. 27 THE SOFA .
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... feen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our fports , And heard our mufic ; are thy fimple friends , Thy fimple fare , and all thy plain delights , As dear to thee as once ? And have thy ...
... feen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our gardens , and our fports , And heard our mufic ; are thy fimple friends , Thy fimple fare , and all thy plain delights , As dear to thee as once ? And have thy ...
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... feen with leaft reproach ; and virtue , taught By frequent lapfe , can hope no triumph there Beyond th ' achievement of fuccefsful flight . I do confefs them nurs'ries of the arts , In which they flourish moft ; where , in the beams Of ...
... feen with leaft reproach ; and virtue , taught By frequent lapfe , can hope no triumph there Beyond th ' achievement of fuccefsful flight . I do confefs them nurs'ries of the arts , In which they flourish moft ; where , in the beams Of ...
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againſt baſe Becauſe beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe charms cloſe confcious courſe diftant dream earth eaſe Elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faft fair fame faſhion fatire fcene fcorn fecure feed feek feel feem feen fhade fhall fhine fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fleep flow'r fmiles foft folly fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fweet grace heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laſt leaft leaſt lefs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs peace pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchools ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtep ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wind wiſdom worth
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Strana 343 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown: A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, " Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. "To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Strana 350 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Strana 139 - 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.
Strana 275 - Come, then, and, added to thy many crowns, Receive yet one, the crown of all the earth, Thou who alone art worthy ! It was thine By ancient covenant, ere Nature's birth ; And thou hast made it thine by purchase since, And overpaid its value with thy blood.
Strana 218 - He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes.
Strana 65 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design.
Strana 101 - Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up...
Strana 46 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Strana 47 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country and their shackles fall.
Strana 219 - His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —