Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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... fancy , and genius , and in the esteem and converse of such persons as in these respects were most congenial with himself , he would have been happy . But he was not-- He wondered ( as thousands in a similar situation still do ) that he ...
... fancy , and genius , and in the esteem and converse of such persons as in these respects were most congenial with himself , he would have been happy . But he was not-- He wondered ( as thousands in a similar situation still do ) that he ...
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... fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if liberty be ...
... fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if liberty be ...
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... fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear , And thinking I might purchase it too dear , If sentiment were sacrific'd to sound , And truth cut short to make a period round , I judg'd ...
... fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear , And thinking I might purchase it too dear , If sentiment were sacrific'd to sound , And truth cut short to make a period round , I judg'd ...
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... fancy cast , Was lumber'd in an age so void of taste : But , when the second Charles assum'd the sway , And arts reviv'd beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc'd into a curve , The mind , releas'd from too constrain'd a ...
... fancy cast , Was lumber'd in an age so void of taste : But , when the second Charles assum'd the sway , And arts reviv'd beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forc'd into a curve , The mind , releas'd from too constrain'd a ...
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... Fancy , that from the bow that spans the sky Brings colours , dipt in heav'n , that never die ; A soul exalted above earth , a mind • Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the ...
... Fancy , that from the bow that spans the sky Brings colours , dipt in heav'n , that never die ; A soul exalted above earth , a mind • Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the ...
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beams beneath bids blest bliss blooming groves boast breast brighter day call'd charms courser dark declension deeds delight design'd divine docet dream earth ev'ning ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fool form'd frown give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace hand happy hast hate hear heart heav'n heav'nly hope hour int'rest joys land learn'd life's light lov'd lust lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never o'er once pass'd peace pharisee PINE-APPLE pity plain pleasure poet's pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove religion Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd scripture seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee their's theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wisdom woes zeal