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... thousands in a similar situation still do ) that he should continue dissa- tisfied , with all the means apparently conducive to satisfaction within his reach : but in due time the cause of his disappointment was discovered to him - He ...
... thousands in a similar situation still do ) that he should continue dissa- tisfied , with all the means apparently conducive to satisfaction within his reach : but in due time the cause of his disappointment was discovered to him - He ...
Page 7
... thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains , beneath her happy reign , The growth that nature meant she should attain , The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening ...
... thousand charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind attains , beneath her happy reign , The growth that nature meant she should attain , The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening ...
Page 8
... thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds : Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils ...
... thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds : Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war , but for the sake of peace , His spirits rising as his toils ...
Page 9
... thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd Authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping ...
... thousands in a roar ; When he usurp'd Authority's just place , And dared to look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping ...
Page 13
... thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their courage dies ; In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they trust in withers , as it must , When He commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down ...
... thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their courage dies ; In wisdom , wealth , in fortune , and in lies ; But all they trust in withers , as it must , When He commands , in whom they place no trust . Vengeance at last pours down ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth