Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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William Cowper. True , we have lost an empire - let it pass . True ; we may thank the perfidy of France , That picked the jewel out of England's crown , With all the cunning of an envious shrew . And let that pass - ' twas but a trick of ...
William Cowper. True , we have lost an empire - let it pass . True ; we may thank the perfidy of France , That picked the jewel out of England's crown , With all the cunning of an envious shrew . And let that pass - ' twas but a trick of ...
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... pass But by a master's hand , disposing well The gay diversities of leaf and flower , Must lend its aid to illustrate all their charms , And dress the regular yet various scene . Plant behind plant aspiring , in the van The dwarfish ...
... pass But by a master's hand , disposing well The gay diversities of leaf and flower , Must lend its aid to illustrate all their charms , And dress the regular yet various scene . Plant behind plant aspiring , in the van The dwarfish ...
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... pass through the bottom of it ; an earthen pan placed under each received whatsoever fell , which being duly emptied and washed , they were thus kept perfectly sweet and clean . In the day - time they had the range of a hall , and at ...
... pass through the bottom of it ; an earthen pan placed under each received whatsoever fell , which being duly emptied and washed , they were thus kept perfectly sweet and clean . In the day - time they had the range of a hall , and at ...
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THE TASK in Six Books | 1 |
Friendship 580 | 250 |
Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 393 | 273 |
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Æsop Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast bound breath cause charge charms creatures dæmons death deem delight distant divine dread dream earth ease ev'n fair fame fancy farewell flight fear feed feel fieldfare flowers folly fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy happy prisoners hast heard heart heaven honour human John Throckmorton labour less life's live lyre mind mischief mounted best nature nature's Nebaioth never numbers o'er once peace perhaps play pleasure plebeian praise prize Profusion proud prove rest rude sacred scene schools scorn seek seems sensual world shade shine skies smile song soon soul sound street's end suspiria sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER winds wisdom wise wisely store wonder worth youth