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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34. oldal
... thine , but curiosity perhaps , Or else vain glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what fuperior skill we can abufe The gifts of Providence , and squander life . The dream is past ; and thou ...
... thine , but curiosity perhaps , Or else vain glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what fuperior skill we can abufe The gifts of Providence , and squander life . The dream is past ; and thou ...
35. oldal
... thine are honeft tears , A patriot's for his country : thou art fad At thought of her forlorn and abject state , From which no pow'r of thine can raise her up . Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little when ...
... thine are honeft tears , A patriot's for his country : thou art fad At thought of her forlorn and abject state , From which no pow'r of thine can raise her up . Thus fancy paints thee , and , though apt to err , Perhaps errs little when ...
53. oldal
... thine escape , Far guiltier England , left he spare not thee ! Happy the man who fees a God employ'd In all the good and ill that chequer life ! Resolving all events , with their effects And manifold results , into the will And ...
... thine escape , Far guiltier England , left he spare not thee ! Happy the man who fees a God employ'd In all the good and ill that chequer life ! Resolving all events , with their effects And manifold results , into the will And ...
55. oldal
... his creation less Than a capacious refervoir of means Form'd for his use , and ready at his will ? Go , dress thine eyes with eye - falve ; ask of him , Or ask of whomsoever he has taught ; And learn E 4 BOOK II , 55 THE TIME - PIECE .
... his creation less Than a capacious refervoir of means Form'd for his use , and ready at his will ? Go , dress thine eyes with eye - falve ; ask of him , Or ask of whomsoever he has taught ; And learn E 4 BOOK II , 55 THE TIME - PIECE .
93. oldal
... of bitter , which neglect Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup . Thou art the nurse of virtue in thine arms She smiles , appearing , as in truth she is , Heav'n - born , and destin'd to the skies again 8 BOOK I 93 THE GARDEN .
... of bitter , which neglect Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup . Thou art the nurse of virtue in thine arms She smiles , appearing , as in truth she is , Heav'n - born , and destin'd to the skies again 8 BOOK I 93 THE GARDEN .
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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 —