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 Author, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1856 |
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... pass'd , Emerged all splendour , in our isle at last . Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , Then shew far off their shining plumes again . A. Is genius only found in epic lays ? Prove this , and forfeit all pretence to praise ...
... pass'd , Emerged all splendour , in our isle at last . Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , Then shew far off their shining plumes again . A. Is genius only found in epic lays ? Prove this , and forfeit all pretence to praise ...
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... pass'd , Till Cæsar's image is effaced at last . The breach , though small at first , soon opening wide In rushes folly with a full - moon tide , Then welcome errors of whatever size , To justify it by a thousand lies . As creeping ivy ...
... pass'd , Till Cæsar's image is effaced at last . The breach , though small at first , soon opening wide In rushes folly with a full - moon tide , Then welcome errors of whatever size , To justify it by a thousand lies . As creeping ivy ...
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... pass'd through to their appointed land Their leader arm'd with meekness , zeal , and love , And graced with clear credentials from above ; Themselves secured beneath the Almighty wing ; Their God , their captain , * lawgiver , and king ...
... pass'd through to their appointed land Their leader arm'd with meekness , zeal , and love , And graced with clear credentials from above ; Themselves secured beneath the Almighty wing ; Their God , their captain , * lawgiver , and king ...
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... pass'd ; For thou wast born amid the din of arms , And suck'd a breast that panted with alarms . While yet thou wast a grovelling puling chit , Thy bones not fashion'd , and thy joints not knit , The Roman taught thy stubborn knee to ...
... pass'd ; For thou wast born amid the din of arms , And suck'd a breast that panted with alarms . While yet thou wast a grovelling puling chit , Thy bones not fashion'd , and thy joints not knit , The Roman taught thy stubborn knee to ...
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... nowhere , but in feign'd Arcadian scenes , Taste happiness , or know what pleasure means Riches are pass'd away from hand to hand , As fortune , vice , or folly may command ; As in a dance the pair that take the lead 92 HOPE . 92.
... nowhere , but in feign'd Arcadian scenes , Taste happiness , or know what pleasure means Riches are pass'd away from hand to hand , As fortune , vice , or folly may command ; As in a dance the pair that take the lead 92 HOPE . 92.
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms death Deist delight design'd divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown give glory GLOW-WORM grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove racter rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shew shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thou thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste wind wisdom wonder worth youth