Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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... seven years , though we were seldom seven successive waking hours separated , I always found new pleasure . A friend , who was not only a comfort to my- self , but a blessing to the affectionate poor people PREFACE . vii.
... seven years , though we were seldom seven successive waking hours separated , I always found new pleasure . A friend , who was not only a comfort to my- self , but a blessing to the affectionate poor people PREFACE . vii.
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... poor people , among whom I then lived . Some time after inclination had thus re- moved him from the hurry and bustle of life , he was still more secluded by a long indis- position , and my pleasure was succeeded by a proportionable ...
... poor people , among whom I then lived . Some time after inclination had thus re- moved him from the hurry and bustle of life , he was still more secluded by a long indis- position , and my pleasure was succeeded by a proportionable ...
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... poor and free ! To be the Table Talk of clubs up stairs , To which th ' unwash'd artificer repairs , T ' indulge his genius after long fatigue , By diving into cabinet intrigue ; ( For what kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him ...
... poor and free ! To be the Table Talk of clubs up stairs , To which th ' unwash'd artificer repairs , T ' indulge his genius after long fatigue , By diving into cabinet intrigue ; ( For what kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him ...
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... Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with ev'ry ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once ...
... Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with ev'ry ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once ...
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... In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : ยท Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as 30 TABLE TALK .
... In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : ยท Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as 30 TABLE TALK .
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