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Then decent pleasantry and sterling sense , That neither gave nor would endure offence , Whipped out of sight , with satire just and keen , The puppy pack that had defiled the scene . In front of these came Addison .
Then decent pleasantry and sterling sense , That neither gave nor would endure offence , Whipped out of sight , with satire just and keen , The puppy pack that had defiled the scene . In front of these came Addison .
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Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice : Where'er he turns , enjoyment and delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honeyed store ; These call ...
Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice : Where'er he turns , enjoyment and delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honeyed store ; These call ...
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Then to the dance , and make the sober moon Witness of joys that shun the sight of noon . Blaine , cynic , if you can , quadrille or ball , The shug close party , or the splendid hall , Where night , down - stooping from her ebon throne ...
Then to the dance , and make the sober moon Witness of joys that shun the sight of noon . Blaine , cynic , if you can , quadrille or ball , The shug close party , or the splendid hall , Where night , down - stooping from her ebon throne ...
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Turn eastward now , and fancy shall apply To your weak sight her telescopic eye . The bramin kindles on his own bare head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade ; His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air ...
Turn eastward now , and fancy shall apply To your weak sight her telescopic eye . The bramin kindles on his own bare head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade ; His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air ...
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Himself so much the source of his delight , His Maker has no beauty in his sight . See where he sits contemplative and fix'd , Pleasure and wonder in his features mix'd ; His passions tamed , and all at his controul , How perfect the ...
Himself so much the source of his delight , His Maker has no beauty in his sight . See where he sits contemplative and fix'd , Pleasure and wonder in his features mix'd ; His passions tamed , and all at his controul , How perfect 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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