Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1795 |
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... house , that useful toy ! Fearless of humid air and gathering rains , Forth steps the man - an emblem of myself ! More delicate , his tim'rous mate retires . When Winter foaks the fields , and female feet , Too weak to ftruggle with ...
... house , that useful toy ! Fearless of humid air and gathering rains , Forth steps the man - an emblem of myself ! More delicate , his tim'rous mate retires . When Winter foaks the fields , and female feet , Too weak to ftruggle with ...
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... house of clay , And flight the hovel as beneath her care ; But how a body so fantastic , trim , And quaint , in its deportment and attire , Can lodge an heav'nly mind - demands a doubt . He that negociates between God and man , As God's ...
... house of clay , And flight the hovel as beneath her care ; But how a body so fantastic , trim , And quaint , in its deportment and attire , Can lodge an heav'nly mind - demands a doubt . He that negociates between God and man , As God's ...
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... house the world . And ' tis a fearful . fpectacle to fee So many maniacs dancing in their chains . They gaze upon the links that hold them faft With eyes of anguish , execrate their lot , Then shake them in defpair , and dance again ...
... house the world . And ' tis a fearful . fpectacle to fee So many maniacs dancing in their chains . They gaze upon the links that hold them faft With eyes of anguish , execrate their lot , Then shake them in defpair , and dance again ...
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... house , And cleaves through life infeparably close To him that wears it . What can after - games Of riper joys , and commerce with the world , The lewd vain world , that must receive him foon , Add to fuch erudition , thus acquir'd ...
... house , And cleaves through life infeparably close To him that wears it . What can after - games Of riper joys , and commerce with the world , The lewd vain world , that must receive him foon , Add to fuch erudition , thus acquir'd ...
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... house too , Unconscious of a lefs propitious clime , There blooms exotic beauty , warm and fnug , While the winds whistle and the fnows defcend . The fpiry myrtle with unwith'ring leaf Shines there , and flourishes . The golden boast Of ...
... house too , Unconscious of a lefs propitious clime , There blooms exotic beauty , warm and fnug , While the winds whistle and the fnows defcend . The fpiry myrtle with unwith'ring leaf Shines there , and flourishes . The golden boast Of ...
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againſt aſks beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fame faſhion faſt fatire fecure feed feek feel feem feen fhade fhall fhines fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fkies flaves fleep flow'r foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet Gilpin grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic Muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchool ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpot ſtate ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom wind wiſdom wiſh worth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 40 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves?
Seite 371 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Seite 229 - How soft the music of those village bells, Falling at intervals upon the ear In cadence sweet, now dying all away, Now pealing loud again, and louder still, Clear and sonorous, as the gale comes on ! With easy force it opens all the cells Where Memory slept.
Seite 99 - Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up...
Seite 270 - See Salem built, the labour of a God ! Bright as a sun the sacred city shines ; All kingdoms and all princes of the earth Flock to that light ; the glory of all lands Flows into her ; unbounded is her joy, . And endless her increase.
Seite 17 - No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar...
Seite 137 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Seite 375 - Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side, To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw.
Seite 217 - And the resplendent rivers ; his to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel. But who with filial confidence inspired Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — My Father made them all.
Seite 233 - I again perceive The soothing influence of the wafted strains, And settle in soft musings as I tread The walk, still verdant, under oaks and elms, Whose outspread branches overarch the glade.