The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper,esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc., and Adam; a Sacred Drama; from the Italian of Gio. Battista Andreini, with a Memoir of the AuthorD. Appleton, 1854 |
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... soul - This is to suffer indeed - to pay a price for genius which would be far too high for any other possession . The life of Cowper is a melancholy chapter in the history of the human mind . But it is fraught with interest of a ...
... soul - This is to suffer indeed - to pay a price for genius which would be far too high for any other possession . The life of Cowper is a melancholy chapter in the history of the human mind . But it is fraught with interest of a ...
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... soul examining mysteries to discover its own con- demnation . On being asked to compose some hymns , he writes : ' Ask possibilities , and they shall be performed ; but ask no hymns from a man suffering by despair as I do . I could not ...
... soul examining mysteries to discover its own con- demnation . On being asked to compose some hymns , he writes : ' Ask possibilities , and they shall be performed ; but ask no hymns from a man suffering by despair as I do . I could not ...
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... He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name. 38 TABLE TALK .
... He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human powers Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts his soul into the dawning plan . Hence , in a Roman mouth , the graceful name. 38 TABLE TALK .
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... soul exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the Sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race ...
... soul exalted above earth , a mind Skill'd in the characters that form mankind ; And , as the Sun in rising beauty dress'd , Looks to the westward from the dappled east , And marks , whatever clouds may interpose , Ere yet his race ...
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... soul a treacherous fire ; While , all his purposes and steps to guard , Peace follows Virtue as its sure reward ; And Pleasure brings as surely in her train Remorse , and Sorrow , and vindictive Pain . Man , thus endued with an elective ...
... soul a treacherous fire ; While , all his purposes and steps to guard , Peace follows Virtue as its sure reward ; And Pleasure brings as surely in her train Remorse , and Sorrow , and vindictive Pain . Man , thus endued with an elective ...
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ADAM angels art thou Avernus BEELZEBUB Behold beneath boast bosom breast breath bright brow call'd charms CHERUBIM creature dark dear death delight divine docet dost thou dread dream e'en earth eternal eyes fair falchions fear feel fire flame FLESH flowers form'd fruit give glory GOD THE FATHER gold grace groves hand hands united happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly hell honour hope human JOHN MILTON light live Lord LUCIFER lyre mighty mind muse nature never night nymphs o'er once pain peace pleasure praise prove sacred SATAN scene seem'd SERPENT shade shew shine sighs sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spirit stars stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil tongue truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice VOLANO WILLIAM HAYLEY wings worth wretched youth