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Page 11
... Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if , Liberty be there ; And I ...
... Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if , Liberty be there ; And I ...
Page 15
... once Christian , fallen and lost In all that wars against that title most , What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate proclaim . Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to TABLE TALK . 15.
... once Christian , fallen and lost In all that wars against that title most , What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate proclaim . Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to TABLE TALK . 15.
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... lost their way ; And , being always primed with politesse For men of their appearance and address , With much compassion undertakes the task To tell them more than they have wit to ask ; Points to inscriptions wheresoe'er they tread ...
... lost their way ; And , being always primed with politesse For men of their appearance and address , With much compassion undertakes the task To tell them more than they have wit to ask ; Points to inscriptions wheresoe'er they tread ...
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... lost , Sees , far as human optics may command , A sleeping fog , and fancies it dry land : Spreads all his canvass , every sinew plies ; Pants for't , aims at it , enters it , and dies ! Then farewell all self - satisfying schemes , His ...
... lost , Sees , far as human optics may command , A sleeping fog , and fancies it dry land : Spreads all his canvass , every sinew plies ; Pants for't , aims at it , enters it , and dies ! Then farewell all self - satisfying schemes , His ...
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... lost . Heaven on such terms ! ( they cry with proud disdain ) Incredible , impossible , and vain ! - Rebel , because ' tis easy to obey ; And scorn , for its own sake , the gracious way . These are the sober , in whose cooler brains ...
... lost . Heaven on such terms ! ( they cry with proud disdain ) Incredible , impossible , and vain ! - Rebel , because ' tis easy to obey ; And scorn , for its own sake , the gracious way . These are the sober , in whose cooler brains ...
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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