Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... was unfortunately killed by a fall from his horse , when Providence re- moved the family to Olney , in Buckinghamshire , where Cowper became acquainted with that excellent man , the Rev. John Newton , then curate of THE LIFE OF COWPER . V.
... was unfortunately killed by a fall from his horse , when Providence re- moved the family to Olney , in Buckinghamshire , where Cowper became acquainted with that excellent man , the Rev. John Newton , then curate of THE LIFE OF COWPER . V.
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... falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would ...
... falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim That tell you so - say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would ...
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... fall . B. True . While they live the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent owed , his pepper - corn of praise ; And many a dunce whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A subject's faults a subject may ...
... fall . B. True . While they live the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent owed , his pepper - corn of praise ; And many a dunce whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite ; A subject's faults a subject may ...
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... fall , One madrigal of their's is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ranks of the poetic tribe , To dash the pen through all that you proscribe . B. No matter we could shift when they were not : And should , no doubt , if they were ...
... fall , One madrigal of their's is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ranks of the poetic tribe , To dash the pen through all that you proscribe . B. No matter we could shift when they were not : And should , no doubt , if they were ...
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... Falls soporific on the listless ear ; Like quicksilver , the rhetoric they display Shines as it runs , but grasped at , slips away . Placed for his trial on this bustling stage , From thoughtless youth to ruminating age , Free in his ...
... Falls soporific on the listless ear ; Like quicksilver , the rhetoric they display Shines as it runs , but grasped at , slips away . Placed for his trial on this bustling stage , From thoughtless youth to ruminating age , Free in his ...
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