Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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... hope , that the God whom he served would support him under his afflic- tion , and at length vouchsafe him a happy deliverance , never forsook me . The desir- able crisis , I trust , is now nearly approach- ing . The dawn , the presage ...
... hope , that the God whom he served would support him under his afflic- tion , and at length vouchsafe him a happy deliverance , never forsook me . The desir- able crisis , I trust , is now nearly approach- ing . The dawn , the presage ...
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... hope , and furnish those motives and prospects , which , in the present state of things , are absolutely necessary to produce a conduct worthy of a rational creature , distinguished by a vastness of capacity , which no assem- blage of ...
... hope , and furnish those motives and prospects , which , in the present state of things , are absolutely necessary to produce a conduct worthy of a rational creature , distinguished by a vastness of capacity , which no assem- blage of ...
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... Hope .... Charity ... Conversation .. Retirement .. The Doves ... A Fable ..... A Comparison . 1 Page 1 41 75 107 145 .. 185 219 267 309 312 .. 314 Verses , supposed to be written by Alexander Sel- kirk , during his solitary Abode in ...
... Hope .... Charity ... Conversation .. Retirement .. The Doves ... A Fable ..... A Comparison . 1 Page 1 41 75 107 145 .. 185 219 267 309 312 .. 314 Verses , supposed to be written by Alexander Sel- kirk , during his solitary Abode in ...
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... To nurse with tender care the thriving arts , Watch ev'ry beam philosophy imparts ; To give religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; I I With close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the 4 TABLE TALK .
... To nurse with tender care the thriving arts , Watch ev'ry beam philosophy imparts ; To give religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; I I With close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the 4 TABLE TALK .
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... hope to look upon their like again . A. Are we then left - B . Not wholly in the dark ; Wit now and then , struck smartly , shows a spark , Sufficient to redeem the modern race From total night and absolute disgrace . While servile ...
... hope to look upon their like again . A. Are we then left - B . Not wholly in the dark ; Wit now and then , struck smartly , shows a spark , Sufficient to redeem the modern race From total night and absolute disgrace . While servile ...
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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