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... made the town . What wonder then that health and virtue , gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all , should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? 28 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... made the town . What wonder then that health and virtue , gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all , should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? 28 BOOK I. THE TASK .
Page 58
... wonder if , discharged into the world , They shame their shooters with a random flight , Their points obtuse , and feathers drunk with wine ! Well may the church wage unsuccessful war , With such artillery arm'd . Vice parries wide The ...
... wonder if , discharged into the world , They shame their shooters with a random flight , Their points obtuse , and feathers drunk with wine ! Well may the church wage unsuccessful war , With such artillery arm'd . Vice parries wide The ...
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... wonder heard With doubtful credit , told to frighten babes . But farewell now to unsuspicious nights , And slumbers unalarm'd ! Now , ere you sleep , See that your polish'd arms be primed with care , And drop the nightbolt : -ruffians ...
... wonder heard With doubtful credit , told to frighten babes . But farewell now to unsuspicious nights , And slumbers unalarm'd ! Now , ere you sleep , See that your polish'd arms be primed with care , And drop the nightbolt : -ruffians ...
Page 115
... wonder ; and , admiring still , And still admiring , with regret supposed The joy half lost because not sooner found . There too enamour'd of the life I loved , Pathetic in its praise , in its pursuit Determined , and possessing it at ...
... wonder ; and , admiring still , And still admiring , with regret supposed The joy half lost because not sooner found . There too enamour'd of the life I loved , Pathetic in its praise , in its pursuit Determined , and possessing it at ...
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... wonder takes a thousand shapes Capricious , in which fancy seeks in vain The likeness of some object seen before . Thus Nature works as if to mock at Art , And in defiance of her rival powers ; By these fortuitous and random strokes ...
... wonder takes a thousand shapes Capricious , in which fancy seeks in vain The likeness of some object seen before . Thus Nature works as if to mock at Art , And in defiance of her rival powers ; By these fortuitous and random strokes ...
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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