Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - 359 oldal |
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21. oldal
... storm : He feems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion of the blast with proud disdain , Frowning , as if in his unconscious arm : He held the thunder : but the monarch owes His firm stability to what he scorns- More fixt below ...
... storm : He feems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion of the blast with proud disdain , Frowning , as if in his unconscious arm : He held the thunder : but the monarch owes His firm stability to what he scorns- More fixt below ...
52. oldal
... Storms rise t ' o'erwhelm him : or , if stormy winds Rise not , the waters of the deep shall rife , And , needing none assistance of the storm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . The earth shall shake him out of all ...
... Storms rise t ' o'erwhelm him : or , if stormy winds Rise not , the waters of the deep shall rife , And , needing none assistance of the storm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . The earth shall shake him out of all ...
110. oldal
... it , wife , and to be prais'd ; But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water , and beneath clear skies . He that is ever occupied in storms , Or dives not for it , or brings up instead 110 BOOK III . THE TASK .
... it , wife , and to be prais'd ; But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water , and beneath clear skies . He that is ever occupied in storms , Or dives not for it , or brings up instead 110 BOOK III . THE TASK .
120. oldal
... storm , And feem to smile at what they need not fear . Th ' amomum there with intermingling flow'rs And cherries hangs her twigs . Geranium boasts Her crimfon honours , and the spangled beau , Ficoides 120 BOOK III . THE TASK .
... storm , And feem to smile at what they need not fear . Th ' amomum there with intermingling flow'rs And cherries hangs her twigs . Geranium boasts Her crimfon honours , and the spangled beau , Ficoides 120 BOOK III . THE TASK .
143. oldal
... thy fceptre , and thy throne A sliding car , indebted to no wheels , But urg'd by storms along its flipp'ry way , I love thee , all unlovely as thou seem'st , And dreaded as thou art ! Thou hold'st the fun BOOK IV . 143 THE WINTER EVENING .
... thy fceptre , and thy throne A sliding car , indebted to no wheels , But urg'd by storms along its flipp'ry way , I love thee , all unlovely as thou seem'st , And dreaded as thou art ! Thou hold'st the fun BOOK IV . 143 THE WINTER EVENING .
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343. oldal - 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.
350. oldal - 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...
139. oldal - 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.
275. oldal - 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.
218. oldal - 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.
65. oldal - 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.
101. oldal - 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...
46. oldal - 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.
47. oldal - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country and their shackles fall.
219. oldal - 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 —