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... moving , and beside His labouring team , that swerved not from the track , The sturdy swain diminish'd to a boy ! Here Ouse , slow winding through a level plain Of spacious meads with cattle sprinkled o'er , Conducts the eye along his ...
... moving , and beside His labouring team , that swerved not from the track , The sturdy swain diminish'd to a boy ! Here Ouse , slow winding through a level plain Of spacious meads with cattle sprinkled o'er , Conducts the eye along his ...
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... moves . Its own revolvency upholds the World . Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the freshening impulse , and are cleansed By ...
... moves . Its own revolvency upholds the World . Winds from all quarters agitate the air , And fit the limpid element for use , Else noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and streams , All feel the freshening impulse , and are cleansed By ...
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... , through a thousand deeps And fiery caverns , roars beneath his foot . * Alluding to the fog that covered both Europe and Asia during the whole summer of 1783 . The hills move lightly , and the mountains smoke , 34 BOOK II . THE TASK .
... , through a thousand deeps And fiery caverns , roars beneath his foot . * Alluding to the fog that covered both Europe and Asia during the whole summer of 1783 . The hills move lightly , and the mountains smoke , 34 BOOK II . THE TASK .
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William Cowper. The hills move lightly , and the mountains smoke , For he has touch'd them . From the ' extremest point Of elevation down into the ' abyss His wrath is busy , and his frown is felt . The rocks fall headlong , and the ...
William Cowper. The hills move lightly , and the mountains smoke , For he has touch'd them . From the ' extremest point Of elevation down into the ' abyss His wrath is busy , and his frown is felt . The rocks fall headlong , and the ...
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... nor so content , Shall counterfeit the motions of the flood , And drown him in her dry and dusty gulfs . What then ! -Were they the wicked above all , And we the righteous , whose fast anchor'd isle Moved 36 BOOK 11 .. THE TASK .
... nor so content , Shall counterfeit the motions of the flood , And drown him in her dry and dusty gulfs . What then ! -Were they the wicked above all , And we the righteous , whose fast anchor'd isle Moved 36 BOOK 11 .. THE TASK .
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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