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At the close of the winter , 1799 , his unhappy despondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his ' spirit ...
At the close of the winter , 1799 , his unhappy despondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his ' spirit ...
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At the close of the winter , 1799 , his unhappy despondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his ' spirit ...
At the close of the winter , 1799 , his unhappy despondency brought on a rapid decline ; and on the 25th of April , 1800 , after remaining several hours in a state of insensibility , he resigned his ' spirit ...
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... Watch every beam philosophy imparts ; To give religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeigned To keep the matrimonial bond unstained ; Covetous only of a virtuous praise ...
... Watch every beam philosophy imparts ; To give religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeigned To keep the matrimonial bond unstained ; Covetous only of a virtuous praise ...
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And as the sun , in rising beauty dressed , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race begins , its glorious close ; An eye like his to catch the distant goal ; Or , ere the ...
And as the sun , in rising beauty dressed , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race begins , its glorious close ; An eye like his to catch the distant goal ; Or , ere the ...
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... Or lead him devious from the path of truth ; Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in th'excess , Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there !
... Or lead him devious from the path of truth ; Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dangerous in th'excess , Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there !
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| Title | Poems, Volume 1 Poems, William Cowper Poems. by William Cowper. With the life of the author by T. Greatheed, William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Publisher | W. Wilson, 1821 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2006 |
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