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Poems ...
by William Cowper - 1885 - 334 pages
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The Pathfinder; or, The inland sea, by the author of 'The pioneers'.

James Fenimore Cooper - 1840 - 1028 pages
...AUTHOR OF THE PIONEERS," " THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS," " THE PRAIRIE," ETC. Here the heart May give i useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. Cowpr.n. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. 1840. I.OKDOH :...
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Poems. With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by the Rev ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1841 - 358 pages
...Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow...and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pages
...Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments., Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow...books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ot't-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men: Wisdom in minds...
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Poems, by William Cowper, Esq: Together with His Posthumous Poetry ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1841 - 240 pages
...here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart 85 May give a useful lesson to the head, 11 • And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; 90 Wisdom in minds attentive...
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The Task: A Poem

William Cowper - English poetry - 1842 - 166 pages
...Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart 85 May give a useful lesson to the head, 11* And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; 90 Wisdom in minds attentive...
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ...

1842 - 858 pages
...Hitting light From spray to spray, where'er he rests he shakes From many a twig the pendant draps. —Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give я useful leison to the head.—Cowrr.it. IT was late in a fine summer's evening when we arrived at...
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Advice to a Young Christian, on the Importance of Aiming at an Elevated ...

Jared Bell Waterbury - Christian life - 1843 - 198 pages
...in my opinion, he is far from being a man of wisdom, in the highest and noblest use of that term. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge is...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 772 pages
...Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow...Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive...
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The History of the Institution of the Sabbath Day, Its Uses and Abuses: With ...

William Logan Fisher - Sabbath - 1845 - 370 pages
...written religion debased the Puritans, and the same evil influence is felt in the present day. 12 " The heart May give an useful lesson to the head, And...one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds atteutive to their own. ****** Knowledge...
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The History of the Institution of the Sabbath Day, Its Uses and Abuses: With ...

William Logan Fisher - Sabbath - 1845 - 216 pages
...on written religion debased the Puritans, and the same evil influence is felt in the present day. 12 "The heart May give an useful lesson to the head,...one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. ****** Knowledge...
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