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... woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ; One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him at once in freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ...
... woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ; One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him at once in freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ...
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He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the alacrity and joy With which he shouts and carols VIVE LE Roy , Filled with as much true merriment and glee , As if he heard his king ...
He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the alacrity and joy With which he shouts and carols VIVE LE Roy , Filled with as much true merriment and glee , As if he heard his king ...
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In him Demosthenes was heard again ; Liberty taught him her Athenian strain ; She clothed him with authority and awe , Spoke from his lips , and in his looks gave law . His speech , his form , his action , full of grace , And all his ...
In him Demosthenes was heard again ; Liberty taught him her Athenian strain ; She clothed him with authority and awe , Spoke from his lips , and in his looks gave law . His speech , his form , his action , full of grace , And all his ...
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Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared , And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard : To carry nature lengths unknown before , To give a Milton birth , asked ages more . Thus genius rose and set , at ordered times , And shot a day - spring ...
Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared , And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard : To carry nature lengths unknown before , To give a Milton birth , asked ages more . Thus genius rose and set , at ordered times , And shot a day - spring ...
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Tis done --- the raging storm is heard no more , Mercy receives him on her peaceful shore : And justice , guardian of the dread command , Drops the red vengeance from his willing hand A soul redeemed demands a life of praise ; Hence the ...
Tis done --- the raging storm is heard no more , Mercy receives him on her peaceful shore : And justice , guardian of the dread command , Drops the red vengeance from his willing hand A soul redeemed demands a life of praise ; Hence the ...
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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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