Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 29
Page 4
... mankind , Is worth , with all its gold and glitt'ring store , Just what the toy will sell for , and no more . Oh ! bright occasions of dispensing good , How seldom us'd , how little understood ! Το pour in virtue's lap her just reward ...
... mankind , Is worth , with all its gold and glitt'ring store , Just what the toy will sell for , and no more . Oh ! bright occasions of dispensing good , How seldom us'd , how little understood ! Το pour in virtue's lap her just reward ...
Page 12
... mankind . His form robust and of elastic tone , Proportion'd well , half muscle and half bone , Supplies with warm activity and force A mind well - lodg'd , and masculine of course . I Hence liberty , sweet liberty inspires , And keeps ...
... mankind . His form robust and of elastic tone , Proportion'd well , half muscle and half bone , Supplies with warm activity and force A mind well - lodg'd , and masculine of course . I Hence liberty , sweet liberty inspires , And keeps ...
Page 16
... mankind can have at stake : - Religion , virtue , truth , whate'er we call A blessing - freedom is the pledge of all . Oh liberty ! the pris'ner's pleasing dream , The poet's muse , his passion and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou ...
... mankind can have at stake : - Religion , virtue , truth , whate'er we call A blessing - freedom is the pledge of all . Oh liberty ! the pris'ner's pleasing dream , The poet's muse , his passion and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou ...
Page 37
... mankind ; And , as the sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race begins , its glorious close ; An eye like his to catch the distant goal ...
... mankind ; And , as the sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race begins , its glorious close ; An eye like his to catch the distant goal ...
Page 39
... of pride , How are the pow'rs of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ! Then spread the rich discov'ry , and invite Mankind to TABLE TALK . 39.
... of pride , How are the pow'rs of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ! Then spread the rich discov'ry , and invite Mankind to TABLE TALK . 39.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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