Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 88
William Cowper. HUMAN FRAILTY . EAK and irresolute is man ; WE The purpose of to - day , Woven with pains into his plan , To - morrow rends away . The bow well bent and smart the spring , Vice ... HUMAN FRAILTY . Human Frailty Human Frailty.
William Cowper. HUMAN FRAILTY . EAK and irresolute is man ; WE The purpose of to - day , Woven with pains into his plan , To - morrow rends away . The bow well bent and smart the spring , Vice ... HUMAN FRAILTY . Human Frailty Human Frailty.
Page 188
... HUMAN LIFE . UNS that set and moons that wane , Rise , and are restored again , Stars that orient day subdues , Night at her return renews . Herbs and flowers , the beauteous birth Of the genial 188 ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE . The Rose ...
... HUMAN LIFE . UNS that set and moons that wane , Rise , and are restored again , Stars that orient day subdues , Night at her return renews . Herbs and flowers , the beauteous birth Of the genial 188 ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE . The Rose ...
Page 265
... human mind wearies herself With her own wand'rings , and , involv'd in gloom Impenetrable , speculates amiss ! Measuring , in her folly , things divine By human ; laws inscrib'd on adamant By laws of man's device , and counsels fixt For ...
... human mind wearies herself With her own wand'rings , and , involv'd in gloom Impenetrable , speculates amiss ! Measuring , in her folly , things divine By human ; laws inscrib'd on adamant By laws of man's device , and counsels fixt For ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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