Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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... hear me first , " should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious reader has probably , upon other occasions , been be- fore - hand with me in this reflection ...
... hear me first , " should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious reader has probably , upon other occasions , been be- fore - hand with me in this reflection ...
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... hear it call'd extravagance and waste ; If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confin'd the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear . A. Thus men , whose ...
... hear it call'd extravagance and waste ; If these attendants , and if such as these , Must follow royalty , then welcome ease ; However humble and confin'd the sphere , Happy the state that has not these to fear . A. Thus men , whose ...
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... hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Britain's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . 1 B. The cause , though worth ...
... hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Britain's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . 1 B. The cause , though worth ...
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... informs The poet's heart ; he looks to distant storms ; He hears the thunder ere the ' tempest low'rs ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human pow'rs ,. 1 Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts 26 TABLE TALK .
... informs The poet's heart ; he looks to distant storms ; He hears the thunder ere the ' tempest low'rs ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human pow'rs ,. 1 Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts 26 TABLE TALK .
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... Hear him again . He calls it a delight , A day of luxury , observ'd aright , When the glad soul is made heav'n's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engag'd and cannot come ; Their answer to ...
... Hear him again . He calls it a delight , A day of luxury , observ'd aright , When the glad soul is made heav'n's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engag'd and cannot come ; Their answer to ...
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