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340 And stepp ' d at once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I
mourn Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice , That yet a remnant of your race
survives . How airy and how light the graceful arch , Yet awful as the consecrated
...
340 And stepp ' d at once into a cooler clime . Ye fallen avenues ! once more I
mourn Your fate unmerited , once more rejoice , That yet a remnant of your race
survives . How airy and how light the graceful arch , Yet awful as the consecrated
...
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A brave man knows no malice , but at once Forgets in peace the injuries of war ,
And gives his direst foe a friend ' s embrace . 270 And , sham ' d as we have been
, to the very beard Brav ' d and defied , and in our own sea prov ' d Too weak ...
A brave man knows no malice , but at once Forgets in peace the injuries of war ,
And gives his direst foe a friend ' s embrace . 270 And , sham ' d as we have been
, to the very beard Brav ' d and defied , and in our own sea prov ' d Too weak ...
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Whence comes it then , that in the wane of life , Though nothing have occurr ' d to
kindle strife , We find the friends we fancied we had won , Though num ' rous
once , reduc ' d to few or none ? Can gold grow worthless , that has stood the
touch ...
Whence comes it then , that in the wane of life , Though nothing have occurr ' d to
kindle strife , We find the friends we fancied we had won , Though num ' rous
once , reduc ' d to few or none ? Can gold grow worthless , that has stood the
touch ...
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Once on a time an emp ' ror , a wise man , No matter where , in China , or Japan ,
Decreed , that whosoever should offend Against the well - known duties of a
friend , VOL . II . W Convicted once should ever after wear 50 But half JOSEPU
HILL ...
Once on a time an emp ' ror , a wise man , No matter where , in China , or Japan ,
Decreed , that whosoever should offend Against the well - known duties of a
friend , VOL . II . W Convicted once should ever after wear 50 But half JOSEPU
HILL ...
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Where once we dwelt our name is heard no more , Children not thine have trod
my nurs ' ry floor ; And where the gard ' ner Robin , day by day , Drew me to
school along the public way , Delighted with my bauble coach , and wrapp ' d 50
In ...
Where once we dwelt our name is heard no more , Children not thine have trod
my nurs ' ry floor ; And where the gard ' ner Robin , day by day , Drew me to
school along the public way , Delighted with my bauble coach , and wrapp ' d 50
In ...
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Page 262 - One song employs all nations, and all cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us ! ' The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy : Till nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Page 251 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs, Else they are all — the meanest things that are, As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Page 58 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, ** And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Page 365 - I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away...
Page 369 - I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
Page 89 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades. ^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore And in his hands and feet the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts He drew them forth, and healed and bade me live.
Page 352 - Then the progeny that springs From the forests of our land, Armed with thunder, clad with wings, Shall a wider world command. ' Regions Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway, Where his eagles never flew, None invincible as they.
Page 137 - Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night, and set a keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds.
Page 224 - The night was winter in his roughest mood ; The morning sharp and clear. But now at noon Upon the southern side of the slant hills, And where the woods fence off the northern blast, The season smiles, resigning all its rage, And has the warmth of May. The vault is blue Without a cloud, and white without a speck The dazzling splendour of the scene below.
Page 98 - Few know thy value, and few taste thy sweets; Though many boast thy favours, and affect To understand and choose thee for their own.
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| Title | Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of R. Westall, Volume 2 Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of R. Westall, William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Editor | John Newton |
| Published | 1810 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2006 |
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