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... light . When I think of my own native land , In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair . 20 25 30 35 40 45 But the sea - fowl is gone to her nest Verses by Alexander Selkirk 61.
... light . When I think of my own native land , In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair . 20 25 30 35 40 45 But the sea - fowl is gone to her nest Verses by Alexander Selkirk 61.
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... Light shining out of Darkness ' before Cowper's attack of madness in 1773 . [ BK . I. iii ] WALKING WITH GOD . Gen. v . 24 OH ! for a closer walk with GOD , A calm and heav'nly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the ...
... Light shining out of Darkness ' before Cowper's attack of madness in 1773 . [ BK . I. iii ] WALKING WITH GOD . Gen. v . 24 OH ! for a closer walk with GOD , A calm and heav'nly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the ...
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... light . Can a woman's tender care Cease , towards the child she bare ? Yes , she may forgetful be , Yet will I remember thee . Mine is an unchanging love , Higher than the heights above ; Deeper than the depths beneath , Free and ...
... light . Can a woman's tender care Cease , towards the child she bare ? Yes , she may forgetful be , Yet will I remember thee . Mine is an unchanging love , Higher than the heights above ; Deeper than the depths beneath , Free and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
COWPERS LIFE | 38 |
The Diverting History of John Gilpin | 65 |
Copyright | |
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