Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... streams ; The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work : Thus with a rigour , for his good designed , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust and of elastic tone ...
... streams ; The peasants urge their harvest , ply the fork With double toil , and shiver at their work : Thus with a rigour , for his good designed , She rears her favourite man of all mankind . His form robust and of elastic tone ...
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... 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 like a ...
... 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 like a ...
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... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's stand , Beating alternately , in ...
... stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When labour and when dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's stand , Beating alternately , in ...
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... stream , And yet magnificent - A god the theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavished all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But ...
... stream , And yet magnificent - A god the theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavished all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But ...
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... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition , and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler --- destitute of shame and sense , The precept that enjoins him abstinence Forbids him none but ...
... stream still purling in his ear , Lip - deep in what he longs for , and yet curst With prohibition , and perpetual thirst ? No , wrangler --- destitute of shame and sense , The precept that enjoins him abstinence Forbids him none but ...
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beauty beneath bids blest boast breath cause charms dæmons deem delight divine dream e'en earth ease East Dereham eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour hope hour human Inner Temple John Gilpin labour land light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace perhaps pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rest Robert Throckmorton rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shine sighs sight skies smile song soon soul sound stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste William Bull WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM WILBERFORCE wind wisdom wonder worth youth