 And just proportion, fashionable mien And pretty face, in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the diamond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks...  Poems - Page 52by William Cowper - 1802Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...pretty face, in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before...hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes and shames His noble office, and, instead of truth, Displaying his own beauty, starves... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...420 And just proportion, fashionable mien, And pretty face, in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes. As with the diamond on his...hand, And play his brilliant parts before my eyes, 425 When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes and shames His noble office,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pages
...that iniuiilers And ferves the altar, in my foul I loath All aflectation. Tis my perfect fcorn; Object of my implacable difguft. What! — will a man play...Maker, proftitutes and fhames His noble office, and iuftead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock ! Therefore avaunt all attitude, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...difguft. What ! — will a man play tricks, will he indulge A filly fond conceit of his fair form, Andjuft proportion, fafhionable mien, And pretty face, in...diamond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts befors my eyes, , When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and (names... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...pretty face, in prefence of his God? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the di'mond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant parts before...bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and flumes His noble office, and, infiead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock! Therefore... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...fond conceit of his fair form, And j uft proportion, fafhionable mien, And pretty face, in preftnce of his God? Or will he feek to dazzle me with tropes,...bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, proftitutes and fhamcs His noble office, and, inftead of truth, Difplaying his own beauty, ftarves his flock ! Therefore... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...form, And juft proportion, fafhionable mien, And pretty face, in prefence of his God? Or will he fcek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the diamond on his...When I am hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his MaJcer, proftitutes and fhames His noble office, and, inftead of truth, Dilplaying his own beauty,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...form, And just proportion, fashionable mien, And pretty face, in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the diamond on his...hungry for the bread of life? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes and shames His noble office, and instead of truth, Displaying his own beauty, starves his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...fashionable mien, And pretty face, in presence of his God ? Or will he seek to dazzle me with tropes, with the diamond on his lily hand, And play his brilliant...hungry for the bread of life ? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes and shames His noble office, and instead of truth, Displaying his own beauty, starves his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...form, And just proportion, fashionahle mien, And pretty face, in presence of his God ? Or will Tie seek to dazzle me with tropes, As with the diamond on his lily hand, And play his hrilliant parts hefore my eyes, When I am hungry for the hread of life ? He mocks his Maker, prostitutes... | |
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