Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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... looks and their lan- guage they wish to persuade us they are happy , would be glad to change their con- ditions with a dog . But in defiance of all their efforts , they continue to think , fore- bode , and tremble . This we know , for ...
... looks and their lan- guage they wish to persuade us they are happy , would be glad to change their con- ditions with a dog . But in defiance of all their efforts , they continue to think , fore- bode , and tremble . This we know , for ...
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... looks on ; If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , Ev'n when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band , called patriot , for no cause , But ...
... looks on ; If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , Ev'n when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band , called patriot , for no cause , But ...
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... look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than our's , Not form'd like us , with such Herculean pow'rs , The Frenchman , easy , debonair , and brisk , Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy ...
... look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than our's , Not form'd like us , with such Herculean pow'rs , The Frenchman , easy , debonair , and brisk , Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy ...
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... look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watch - word was - destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that ...
... look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watch - word was - destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that ...
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... looks gave law . His speech , his form , his action , full of grace , And all his country beaming in his face , He stood , as some inimitable hand Would strive to make a Paul or Tully stand . No sycophant or slave , that dar'd oppose ...
... looks gave law . His speech , his form , his action , full of grace , And all his country beaming in his face , He stood , as some inimitable hand Would strive to make a Paul or Tully stand . No sycophant or slave , that dar'd oppose ...
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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