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... what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death— And never THE SOFA . 21.
... what a sailor suffers ; fancy too , Delusive most where warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death— And never THE SOFA . 21.
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William Cowper. She heard the doleful tidings of his death— And never smiled again ! and now she roams The dreary waste ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron ...
William Cowper. She heard the doleful tidings of his death— And never smiled again ! and now she roams The dreary waste ; there spends the livelong day , And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron ...
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... death On petty robbers , and indulges life And liberty and , ofttimes , honour too To peculators of the public gold : That thieves at home must hang ; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces ...
... death On petty robbers , and indulges life And liberty and , ofttimes , honour too To peculators of the public gold : That thieves at home must hang ; but he that puts Into his overgorged and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces ...
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... death - bell of its own decease , And by the voice of all its elements To preach the general doom * . When were the winds Let slip with such a warrant to destroy ? When did the waves so haughtily o'erleap Their ancient barriers ...
... death - bell of its own decease , And by the voice of all its elements To preach the general doom * . When were the winds Let slip with such a warrant to destroy ? When did the waves so haughtily o'erleap Their ancient barriers ...
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... death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth ; And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy The terrors of the day that sets them free . Who then , that has thee , would not hold thee fast ...
... death , Fall prone : the pale inhabitants come forth ; And , happy in their unforeseen release From all the rigours of restraint , enjoy The terrors of the day that sets them free . Who then , that has thee , would not hold thee fast ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause cerning charge CHARLES ROLLS charms clime delights design'd distant divine dream e'en Earth ease fair fame fancy feed feel field of glory flower folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits give glory grace grave groves hand happy heart Heaven honour human JOHN SHARPE king labour learn'd less live lost lyre MARCH 25 mercy Mighty winds mind mischief nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once palmistry pass'd peace perhaps pleasures plebeian praise prize proud prove rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene schools scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound spare stroke sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas virtue WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise wonder worth youth