Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 28
Page x
... painful and unavoidable anxieties , inspire it with stable peace and solid 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 ...
... painful and unavoidable anxieties , inspire it with stable peace and solid 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 ...
Page 28
... birks and braes , though he was never there ; Or , having whelp'd a prologue with great pains , Feels himself spent , and fumbles for his brains ; A prologue interdash'd with many a stroke- An art contriv'd 28 TABLE TALK .
... birks and braes , though he was never there ; Or , having whelp'd a prologue with great pains , Feels himself spent , and fumbles for his brains ; A prologue interdash'd with many a stroke- An art contriv'd 28 TABLE TALK .
Page 43
... pain . Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice . Where'er he turns , enjoyment and delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store ...
... pain . Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice . Where'er he turns , enjoyment and delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store ...
Page 44
... height again , Ere yet the pleasing toil becomes a pain . Is this the rugged path , the steep ascent , That virtue points to ? Can a life thus spent 1 Stothard Del . Published Feb. 1. 1798 by Johnsen Londen 44 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... height again , Ere yet the pleasing toil becomes a pain . Is this the rugged path , the steep ascent , That virtue points to ? Can a life thus spent 1 Stothard Del . Published Feb. 1. 1798 by Johnsen Londen 44 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
Page 60
... pains to sow ; We give some Latin , and a smatch of Greek ; Teach him to fence and figure twice a week ; And , having done , we think , the best we can , Praise his proficiency , and dub him man . From school to Cam or Isis , and thence ...
... pains to sow ; We give some Latin , and a smatch of Greek ; Teach him to fence and figure twice a week ; And , having done , we think , the best we can , Praise his proficiency , and dub him man . From school to Cam or Isis , and thence ...
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