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Page 7
... He bears it with meek manliness of soul : But , if authority grow wanton , 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 .
... He bears it with meek manliness of soul : But , if authority grow wanton , 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 .
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Undaunted still , though wearied and perplexed , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All , that should be the boast of British song . ' Tis not the wreath , that once adorned thy ...
Undaunted still , though wearied and perplexed , Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All , that should be the boast of British song . ' Tis not the wreath , that once adorned thy ...
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... times , ministry , and laws , Bespeaks a land , once christian , fallen and lost In all , that wars against that title most ; What follows next , let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate proclaim .
... times , ministry , and laws , Bespeaks a land , once christian , fallen and lost In all , that wars against that title most ; What follows next , let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate proclaim .
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The heart surrendered to the ruling power Of some ungoverned passion every hour , Finds by degrees the truths , that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away . > So coin grows smooth , in traffic current passed ...
The heart surrendered to the ruling power Of some ungoverned passion every hour , Finds by degrees the truths , that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away . > So coin grows smooth , in traffic current passed ...
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... It stabs at once the morals of a land . Ye writers of what none with safety reads , Footing it in the dance that fancy leads : Ye novelists , who mar what ye would mend , Snivelling and drivelling folly without end ; Whose ...
... It stabs at once the morals of a land . Ye writers of what none with safety reads , Footing it in the dance that fancy leads : Ye novelists , who mar what ye would mend , Snivelling and drivelling folly without end ; Whose ...
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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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