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Page 28
Prospects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary
sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off , Fastidious , seeking less
familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter ' d vale , Where frequent ...
Prospects , however lovely , may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary
sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off , Fastidious , seeking less
familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the shelter ' d vale , Where frequent ...
Page 98
I sum up half mankind , si And add two thirds of the remaining half , - , ; ' And find
the total of their hopes and fears , 7 . 1 Dreams , empty dreams . The million flit as
gay As if created only like the fly , . . . molti That spreads his motley wings in th ...
I sum up half mankind , si And add two thirds of the remaining half , - , ; ' And find
the total of their hopes and fears , 7 . 1 Dreams , empty dreams . The million flit as
gay As if created only like the fly , . . . molti That spreads his motley wings in th ...
Page 185
Shaggy , and lean , and shrewd , with pointed ears And tail cropp ' d short , half
lurcher and half curHis dog attends him . Close behind his heel Now creeps he
slow ; and now , with many a frisk Wide - scamp ' ring , snatches up the drifted ...
Shaggy , and lean , and shrewd , with pointed ears And tail cropp ' d short , half
lurcher and half curHis dog attends him . Close behind his heel Now creeps he
slow ; and now , with many a frisk Wide - scamp ' ring , snatches up the drifted ...
Page 186
Half on wing , And half on foot , they brush the fleecy , flood , Conscious , and
fearful of too deep a plunge . ! The sparrows peep , and quit the shelt ' ring eaves
To seize the fair occasion . Well they eyes The scatter ' d grain ; and , thievishly ...
Half on wing , And half on foot , they brush the fleecy , flood , Conscious , and
fearful of too deep a plunge . ! The sparrows peep , and quit the shelt ' ring eaves
To seize the fair occasion . Well they eyes The scatter ' d grain ; and , thievishly ...
Page 331
... who claim An higher than a mere plebeian fame , Find it expedient , come what
mischief may , To entertain a thief or two in pay , ( And they that can afford th '
expense of more , Some half a dozen , and some half a score ) Great cause
occurs ...
... who claim An higher than a mere plebeian fame , Find it expedient , come what
mischief may , To entertain a thief or two in pay , ( And they that can afford th '
expense of more , Some half a dozen , and some half a score ) Great cause
occurs ...
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Page 274 - One song employs all nations, and all cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us ! ' The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy : Till nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Page 391 - Ware ! So, turning to his horse, he said — I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear...
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Page 275 - The looms of Ormus, and the mines of Ind, And Saba's spicy groves, pay tribute there. Praise is in all her gates : upon her walls, And in her streets, and in her spacious courts, Is heard salvation. Eastern Java there Kneels with the native of the farthest west, And .(Ethiopia spreads abroad the hand And worships. Her report has travell'd forth Into all lands.
Page 386 - As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound...
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Page 379 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear — Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. I To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Page 45 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more...
Page 46 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Page 246 - The forms with which he sprinkles all the earth. Happy who walks with him ! whom what he finds Of flavour or of scent in fruit or flower, Or what he views of beautiful or grand In nature, from the broad majestic oak To the green blade that twinkles in the sun, Prompts with remembrance of a present God.
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| Title | Poems, Volume 2 Poems, Joseph Johnson Poems, William Cowper Volume 2 of Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. ; in Two Volumes, Joseph Johnson |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, ... T. Bensley, printer, 1800 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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