Poems by William Cowper ...J. Johnson and Company, 1811 |
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... dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . It's elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the ...
... dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . It's elevated site forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the ...
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... warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death- 530 541 And never smil❜d again ! and now she roams The BOOK I. 29 THE SOFA .
... warmest wishes are , Would oft anticipate his glad return , And dream of transports she was not to know . She heard the doleful tidings of his death- 530 541 And never smil❜d again ! and now she roams The BOOK I. 29 THE SOFA .
الصفحة 34
... draw 630 Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . & Omai . The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Si BOOK I THE TASK .
... draw 630 Forth from thy native bow'rs , to show thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . & Omai . The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Si BOOK I THE TASK .
الصفحة 35
William Cowper. The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , 640 And homestall thatch'd with leaves . But hast thou found Their former charms ? And , having seen our state , Our palaces , our ...
William Cowper. The dream is past ; and thou hast found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , 640 And homestall thatch'd with leaves . But hast thou found Their former charms ? And , having seen our state , Our palaces , our ...
الصفحة 36
... dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Disinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to ...
... dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt us in thy country . Doing good , Disinterested good , is not our trade . We travel far ' tis true , but not for nought ; And must be brib'd to ...
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