Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if Authority grow wanton , woe To him that TABLE TALK .
... course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if Authority grow wanton , woe To him that TABLE TALK .
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... sweet Penitence her powers renew ; Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and Justice marks the date , For long - forbearing Clemency to wait ; That hour elapsed , the incurable revolt Is punish'd , and down comes the ...
... sweet Penitence her powers renew ; Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and Justice marks the date , For long - forbearing Clemency to wait ; That hour elapsed , the incurable revolt Is punish'd , and down comes the ...
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William Cowper. The tædium that the lazy rich endure , Which now and then sweet poetry may cure ; Or , if to see the name of idle self , Stamp'd on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of Fame ...
William Cowper. The tædium that the lazy rich endure , Which now and then sweet poetry may cure ; Or , if to see the name of idle self , Stamp'd on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of Fame ...
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... his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in the excess . Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there ! ' Tis harmony from yon sequester'd bower , Sweet harmony 22 THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR .
... his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in the excess . Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there ! ' Tis harmony from yon sequester'd bower , Sweet harmony 22 THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR .
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... 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 of the ...
... 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 of the ...
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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