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... coachbox at the midnight hour , To sleep within the carriage more secure , His legs depending at the open door . Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o'er his head ; And sweet 6 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... coachbox at the midnight hour , To sleep within the carriage more secure , His legs depending at the open door . Sweet sleep enjoys the curate in his desk , The tedious rector drawling o'er his head ; And sweet 6 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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William Cowper. The tedious rector drawling o'er his head ; And sweet the clerk below . But neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores the sick man dead ; Nor his , who quits the box at midnight hour , To slumber in the carriage more ...
William Cowper. The tedious rector drawling o'er his head ; And sweet the clerk below . But neither sleep Of lazy nurse , who snores the sick man dead ; Nor his , who quits the box at midnight hour , To slumber in the carriage more ...
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... head , Conspicuous many a league , the mariner Bound homeward , and in hope already there , Greets with three cheers exulting . At his waist A girdle of half wither'd shrubs he shows , And at his feet the baffled billows die . The ...
... head , Conspicuous many a league , the mariner Bound homeward , and in hope already there , Greets with three cheers exulting . At his waist A girdle of half wither'd shrubs he shows , And at his feet the baffled billows die . The ...
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... R.A.ENGRAVED BY CHARLES ROLLS ; PUBLISHED BY JOHN SHARPE , LONDON . MARCH 25.1825 . THE TASK . BOOK II . THE TIMEPIECE . Reflections. The head of modest and ingenuous worth That blush'd at its own praise . THE TASK . BOOK 1. ...
... R.A.ENGRAVED BY CHARLES ROLLS ; PUBLISHED BY JOHN SHARPE , LONDON . MARCH 25.1825 . THE TASK . BOOK II . THE TIMEPIECE . Reflections. The head of modest and ingenuous worth That blush'd at its own praise . THE TASK . BOOK 1. ...
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... head , to think himself a man ? 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 . No : dear as freedom is ...
... head , to think himself a man ? 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 . No : dear as freedom is ...
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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