Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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Page 38
... meets many a rhiming friend , And many a compliment politely penn'd ; But , unattir'd in that becoming vest Religion weaves for her , and half undress'd , Stand in the desert , shiv'ring and forlorn , A wintry figure , like a wither'd ...
... meets many a rhiming friend , And many a compliment politely penn'd ; But , unattir'd in that becoming vest Religion weaves for her , and half undress'd , Stand in the desert , shiv'ring and forlorn , A wintry figure , like a wither'd ...
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... meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store ; These call him loudly to pursuit of more . His unexhausted mine the sordid vice Avarice shows , and virtue is the price , Here various motives his ambition raise- Pow'r ...
... meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store ; These call him loudly to pursuit of more . His unexhausted mine the sordid vice Avarice shows , and virtue is the price , Here various motives his ambition raise- Pow'r ...
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... meet For sabbath ev'nings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of Resort to this example as a rock ; every flock There stand , and justify the foul abuse Of sabbath hours with plausible excuse ? If apostolic gravity be ...
... meet For sabbath ev'nings , and perhaps as sweet . Will not the sickliest sheep of Resort to this example as a rock ; every flock There stand , and justify the foul abuse Of sabbath hours with plausible excuse ? If apostolic gravity be ...
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... heart ; With much to learn , but nothing to impart , The youth , obedient to his sire's commands , Sets off a wand'rer into foreign lands . 1 1 Surpris'd at all they meet , the gosling pair , 60 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... heart ; With much to learn , but nothing to impart , The youth , obedient to his sire's commands , Sets off a wand'rer into foreign lands . 1 1 Surpris'd at all they meet , the gosling pair , 60 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
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... meet , the gosling pair , With awkward gait , stretch'd neck , and silly stare , Discover huge cathedrals , built with stone , And steeples tow'ring high , much like our own ; But show peculiar light by many a grin At popish practices ...
... meet , the gosling pair , With awkward gait , stretch'd neck , and silly stare , Discover huge cathedrals , built with stone , And steeples tow'ring high , much like our own ; But show peculiar light by many a grin At popish practices ...
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