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William Cowper. THE LIFE OF COWPER . A NEW edition of Cowper's Poems seems to require something new to be said respecting its admirable author ; but so much has already appeared concerning him , that the subject must inevitably be ...
William Cowper. THE LIFE OF COWPER . A NEW edition of Cowper's Poems seems to require something new to be said respecting its admirable author ; but so much has already appeared concerning him , that the subject must inevitably be ...
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... seem to think , man made for them . B. Seldom , alas ! the power of logic reigns With much sufficiency in royal brains ; Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! those ...
... seem to think , man made for them . B. Seldom , alas ! the power of logic reigns With much sufficiency in royal brains ; Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . Man made for kings ! those ...
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... Seems to imply a censure on the rest . B. Quevedo , as he tells his sober tale , Asked , when in hell , to see the royal jail ; Approved their method in all other things ; But where , good sir , do you confine your kings ? There said ...
... Seems to imply a censure on the rest . B. Quevedo , as he tells his sober tale , Asked , when in hell , to see the royal jail ; Approved their method in all other things ; But where , good sir , do you confine your kings ? There said ...
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... ' employment seems to suit , Psaltery and sackbut , dulcimer and flute . Oh fie ! ' tis evangelical and pure ; Observe each face , how sober and demure ! Ecstasy sets her stamp on every mien ; Chins fallen 26 PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... ' employment seems to suit , Psaltery and sackbut , dulcimer and flute . Oh fie ! ' tis evangelical and pure ; Observe each face , how sober and demure ! Ecstasy sets her stamp on every mien ; Chins fallen 26 PROGRESS OF ERROR .
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... seem to threaten virtue less , Still hurtful , in th ' abuse or by th ' excess . Is man then only for his torment placed The centre of delights he may not taste ? Like fabled Tantalus , condemned to hear The precious stream still ...
... seem to threaten virtue less , Still hurtful , in th ' abuse or by th ' excess . Is man then only for his torment placed The centre of delights he may not taste ? Like fabled Tantalus , condemned to hear The precious stream still ...
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