Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... hast doubled long . Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken ...
... hast doubled long . Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken ...
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... glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . a Omia . The dream is past ; and thou hast found again 34 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . a Omia . The dream is past ; and thou hast found again 34 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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William Cowper. The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homestall thatch'd with leaves . But hast thou found Their former charms ? And , having seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies ...
William Cowper. The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homestall thatch'd with leaves . But hast thou found Their former charms ? And , having seen our state , Our palaces , our ladies ...
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... can laugh And I can weep , can hope , and can despond , Feel wrath and pity , when I think on thee ! Ten righteous would have say'd a city once , 1 And thou hast many righteous . - Well for thee 134 BOOK III . THE TASK .
... can laugh And I can weep , can hope , and can despond , Feel wrath and pity , when I think on thee ! Ten righteous would have say'd a city once , 1 And thou hast many righteous . - Well for thee 134 BOOK III . THE TASK .
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William Cowper. And thou hast many righteous . - Well for thee ! That salt preserves thee ; more corrupted else , And therefore more obnoxious , at this hour Than Sodom in her day had pow'r to be , For whom God heard his Abr'am plead in ...
William Cowper. And thou hast many righteous . - Well for thee ! That salt preserves thee ; more corrupted else , And therefore more obnoxious , at this hour Than Sodom in her day had pow'r to be , For whom God heard his Abr'am plead in ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast bramble breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dream earth ease Edmonton ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fast fear feed feel flow'rs folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits Gilpin give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart heav'n honour human JOHN GILPIN labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud rapture riddance rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shine shrubs sight simple plan skies slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas virtue wash'd weary wind winter wisdom worth your's youth