Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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Page 18
... head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that effects like these she should produce , Worse than the deeds of galley - slaves broke loose . She loses in such storms her very name , And fierce licentiousness should ...
... head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that effects like these she should produce , Worse than the deeds of galley - slaves broke loose . She loses in such storms her very name , And fierce licentiousness should ...
Page 36
... head in luxury's soft lap , And took , too often , there his easy nap . If brighter beams than all he threw not forth , ' Twas negligence in him , not want of worth . Surly and slovenly , and bold and coarse , Too proud for art , and ...
... head in luxury's soft lap , And took , too often , there his easy nap . If brighter beams than all he threw not forth , ' Twas negligence in him , not want of worth . Surly and slovenly , and bold and coarse , Too proud for art , and ...
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... repaid In praise applied to the same part — his head . For ' tis a rule , that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction , as a child Affable , humble 68 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... repaid In praise applied to the same part — his head . For ' tis a rule , that holds for ever true , Grant me discernment , and I grant it you . Patient of contradiction , as a child Affable , humble 68 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
Page 80
... head The sacred fire - self - torturing his trade ! His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barb'rous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives , to suffer , well content . Which is ...
... head The sacred fire - self - torturing his trade ! His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barb'rous air to British song ; No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives , to suffer , well content . Which is ...
Page 81
... but what have we to fear , Reform'd , and well instructed ? You shall hear . Yon ancient prude , whose wither'd features show She might be young some forty years ago , Her elbows pinion'd close upon her hips , Her head 1 . G TRUTH . 81.
... but what have we to fear , Reform'd , and well instructed ? You shall hear . Yon ancient prude , whose wither'd features show She might be young some forty years ago , Her elbows pinion'd close upon her hips , Her head 1 . G TRUTH . 81.
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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