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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... virtue , but not great cities . -Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due praise , but cenfured . - Fete champetre.— The book concludes with a reflection on the fatal ef- fects of diffipation and effeminacy upon our ...
... virtue , but not great cities . -Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due praise , but cenfured . - Fete champetre.— The book concludes with a reflection on the fatal ef- fects of diffipation and effeminacy upon our ...
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... my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast lock'd in mine , with pleasure fuch as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire- Witness 8 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast lock'd in mine , with pleasure fuch as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire- Witness 8 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... virtues , could alone inspire- Witness a joy that thou hast doubled long . Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of ...
... virtues , could alone inspire- Witness a joy that thou hast doubled long . Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of ...
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... virtue thrives , as in her proper foil ; Not rude and furly , and beset with thorns , And terrible to fight , as when she springs ( If e'er she spring spontaneous ) in remote And barb'rous climes , where violence prevails , And strength ...
... virtue thrives , as in her proper foil ; Not rude and furly , and beset with thorns , And terrible to fight , as when she springs ( If e'er she spring spontaneous ) in remote And barb'rous climes , where violence prevails , And strength ...
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... virtue ; and , inert Through plenty , lose in morals what they gain In manners - victims of luxurious eafe . These therefore I can pity , plac'd remote From all that science traces , art invents , Or inspiration teaches ; and enclosed ...
... virtue ; and , inert Through plenty , lose in morals what they gain In manners - victims of luxurious eafe . These therefore I can pity , plac'd remote From all that science traces , art invents , Or inspiration teaches ; and enclosed ...
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aſk baſe Becauſe beneath beſt cauſe charms cloſe confcious courſe deſign diſtant dream earth eaſe elſe eſcape ev'n ev'ry fafe fair fame faſhion faſt fatire feed feek feel feems fide fight filent firſt fleep flow'r folly fome fong foon form'd foul fuch grace heart heav'n honour houſe induſtry inſpire itſelf juſt laſt leſs loft loſe meaſure mind miſchief moſt muſe muſic muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs peace pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reſt ſcene ſchools ſcorn ſeaſon ſecure ſee ſeek ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhine ſhore ſhort ſhould ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſmooth ſome ſpare ſpeak ſpirit ſport ſpot ſpread ſpring ſtands ſtate ſtep ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſtrength ſtroke ſtrong ſuch ſweet taſk taſte thee their's themſelves theſe thine thoſe thou truth uſe verſe virtue waſte whoſe wind wiſh worth
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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 —