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... night : nor these alone , whose notes Nice - finger'd Art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim sublime In still - repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and e'en the boding owl , That hails the ...
... night : nor these alone , whose notes Nice - finger'd Art must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim sublime In still - repeated circles , screaming loud , The jay , the pie , and e'en the boding owl , That hails the ...
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... nights without a groan . By ceaseless action all that is subsists . Constant rotation of the unwearied wheel , That Nature rides upon , maintains her health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant's pause , and lives but ...
... nights without a groan . By ceaseless action all that is subsists . Constant rotation of the unwearied wheel , That Nature rides upon , maintains her health , Her beauty , her fertility . She dreads An instant's pause , and lives but ...
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William Cowper. And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides , a gown More tatter'd still ; and both but ill conceal A bosom heaved with never - ceasing sighs ...
William Cowper. And there , unless when charity forbids , The livelong night . A tatter'd apron hides , Worn as a cloak , and hardly hides , a gown More tatter'd still ; and both but ill conceal A bosom heaved with never - ceasing sighs ...
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... night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Disinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far , ' tis true , but not for naught ; And must be bribed to compass ...
... night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Disinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far , ' tis true , but not for naught ; And must be bribed to compass ...
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... night retire secure To thy straw couch , and slumber unalarm'd ; For I have gain'd thy confidence , have pledged All that is human in me , to protect Thine unsuspecting gratitude and love . If I survive thee , I will dig thy grave ; And ...
... night retire secure To thy straw couch , and slumber unalarm'd ; For I have gain'd thy confidence , have pledged All that is human in me , to protect Thine unsuspecting gratitude and love . If I survive thee , I will dig thy grave ; And ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath betimes bird boast breath call'd cause charms CHISWICK dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dream e'en earth ease fair fame fancy fear feed feel flowers folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruit give glory GLOWWORM grace grave hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour human labour less life's live lost lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps PINEAPPLE pity pleasure praise press'd prize proud rest rude scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shrubs sighs sight skies slaves sleep sloth smile smooth soft song soon soul sound spaniel spare spleen stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought THRACIAN toil touch'd trembling truth Twas virtue voice WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worth youth