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Dr. Johnson , having in a very early stage of it assumed the shape of hypochondriasis , which converted divine truth into a source of intellectual poison . ' Through the blessing of God upon the skill and tender care of his excellent ...
Dr. Johnson , having in a very early stage of it assumed the shape of hypochondriasis , which converted divine truth into a source of intellectual poison . ' Through the blessing of God upon the skill and tender care of his excellent ...
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They are calculated not only to awaken the genuine sympathies of the mind , but to rectify the morals , and shed the brightest lustre round the divine realities of our most holy faith . CONTENTS OF VOL . I. page TABLE TALK 1 The viii ...
They are calculated not only to awaken the genuine sympathies of the mind , but to rectify the morals , and shed the brightest lustre round the divine realities of our most holy faith . CONTENTS OF VOL . I. page TABLE TALK 1 The viii ...
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A. You told me , I remember , glory , built On selfish principles , is shame and guilt ; The deeds , that men admire as half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears ...
A. You told me , I remember , glory , built On selfish principles , is shame and guilt ; The deeds , that men admire as half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears ...
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The stream , that feeds the well - spring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than virtue quickens with a warmth divine The powers , that sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable estimate of Brown Rose ...
The stream , that feeds the well - spring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than virtue quickens with a warmth divine The powers , that sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable estimate of Brown Rose ...
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... and kindles with a zeal , Whatever the theme , that others never feel ; If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line .
... and kindles with a zeal , Whatever the theme , that others never feel ; If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line .
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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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