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... Earth shakes beneath them , and Heaven roars above ; But nothing scares them from the course they love : To the lascivious pipe and wanton song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to ...
... Earth shakes beneath them , and Heaven roars above ; But nothing scares them from the course they love : To the lascivious pipe and wanton song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to ...
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... earth exhausted , though above " Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and ...
... earth exhausted , though above " Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and ...
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... earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form 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 ...
... earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form 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 ...
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... earth , and speed her to the skies ? Ye devotees to your adored employ , Enthusiasts , drunk with an unreal joy , Love makes the music of the bless'd above , Heaven's harmony is universal love ; [ bined , And earthly sounds , though ...
... earth , and speed her to the skies ? Ye devotees to your adored employ , Enthusiasts , drunk with an unreal joy , Love makes the music of the bless'd above , Heaven's harmony is universal love ; [ bined , And earthly sounds , though ...
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... earth the vestibule of hell ; Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise ; Thou ever - bubbling spring of endless lies ; Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee . No wild enthusiast ever yet ...
... earth the vestibule of hell ; Thou fountain , at which drink the good and wise ; Thou ever - bubbling spring of endless lies ; Like Eden's dread probationary tree , Knowledge of good and evil is from thee . No wild enthusiast ever yet ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Edmonton errours eyes fair Fancy fear feel fire flowers folly fool form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hast hate heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps Pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight sithe skies smile song SONNET sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wintry wisdom zeal