The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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17. oldal
... stand , in the first class and by the side of the fore- most of our poets . But let us inquire dispassion- ately into the fact ; and , with the poems of Cowper in our hand , let us determine from their genuine me- rits , which we admit ...
... stand , in the first class and by the side of the fore- most of our poets . But let us inquire dispassion- ately into the fact ; and , with the poems of Cowper in our hand , let us determine from their genuine me- rits , which we admit ...
23. oldal
... stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim , That tell you so — say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would they reason as they ought . The diadem , with mighty ...
... stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim , That tell you so — say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would they reason as they ought . The diadem , with mighty ...
24. oldal
... stand or fall . B. True . While they live the courtly laureate pays His quit - rent ode , his peppercorn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A subject's faults a subject ...
... stand or fall . B. True . While they live the courtly laureate pays His quit - rent ode , his peppercorn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A subject's faults a subject ...
25. oldal
... standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending majesty looks on ; If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , E'en when he labours for his country's ...
... standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending majesty looks on ; If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , E'en when he labours for his country's ...
27. oldal
... standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of skill ; Generals , who will not conquer when they may , Firm friends to peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When Freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though discontent alone can find ...
... standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of skill ; Generals , who will not conquer when they may , Firm friends to peace , to pleasure , and good pay ; When Freedom , wounded almost to despair , Though discontent alone can find ...
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ANGELES beams beneath bids blasphemy bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast CALIFORN call'd charms Cowper dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Eartham Edmonton eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy heart Heaven heavenly hope hour John Gilpin labour land learn'd light LOS ANGELES lust lyre mankind mercy mind Muse Nature never night o'er Olney once Parnassian pass'd peace pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove racter sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas Unwin verse virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wisdom zeal