Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... sound , And truth cut short , to make a period round , I judged a man of sense could scarce do worse Than caper in ... sounds will be ; But such mere quarter - strokes are not for me . From him , who rears a poem lank and long , To him ...
... sound , And truth cut short , to make a period round , I judged a man of sense could scarce do worse Than caper in ... sounds will be ; But such mere quarter - strokes are not for me . From him , who rears a poem lank and long , To him ...
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... sounds , though sweet and well combined , And lenient as soft opiates to the mind , Leave Vice and Folly unsubdued behind . Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; ' Tis he , the Nimrod ...
... sounds , though sweet and well combined , And lenient as soft opiates to the mind , Leave Vice and Folly unsubdued behind . Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; ' Tis he , the Nimrod ...
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William Cowper. Will Avarice and Concupiscence give place , Charm'd by the sounds - Your Reverence , or Your Grace ? No. But his own engagement binds him fast ; Or , if it does not , brands him to the last , What atheists call him - a ...
William Cowper. Will Avarice and Concupiscence give place , Charm'd by the sounds - Your Reverence , or Your Grace ? No. But his own engagement binds him fast ; Or , if it does not , brands him to the last , What atheists call him - a ...
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... Sounds for the poor , but sounds alike for all : Kings are invited , and would kings obey , No slaves on earth more welcome were than they : But royalty , nobility , and state , Are such a dead preponderating weight , That endless bliss ...
... Sounds for the poor , but sounds alike for all : Kings are invited , and would kings obey , No slaves on earth more welcome were than they : But royalty , nobility , and state , Are such a dead preponderating weight , That endless bliss ...
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... his thigh in vain ; Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute : They scorn'd his inspiration and his theme , Pronounced him EXPOSTULATION . 55 55.
... his thigh in vain ; Pleasure is deaf when told of future pain , And sounds prophetic are too rough to suit Ears long accustom'd to the pleasing lute : They scorn'd his inspiration and his theme , Pronounced him EXPOSTULATION . 55 55.
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beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind mounted best muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymph o'er once palæstra pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure praise pride prize proud prove red vengeance rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shepherd's rod shine sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wisely store wonder worth youth