Poems by William Cowper ...J. Johnson and Company, 1811 |
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... never better pleas'd Than when employ'd t'accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it receiv'd , United yet divided , twain at once . So sit ...
... never better pleas'd Than when employ'd t'accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devis'd The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow it receiv'd , United yet divided , twain at once . So sit ...
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... live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The SOFA suits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , 100 Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : 6 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... live Guiltless of pamper'd appetite obscene ) From pangs arthritic , that infest the toe Of libertine Excess . The SOFA suits The gouty limb , ' tis true ; but gouty limb , 100 Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : 6 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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William Cowper. Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : For I have lov'd the rural walk through lanes Ofgrassy swarth , close cropp'd by nibbling sheep , 110 And skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs ; have lov'd the rural ...
William Cowper. Though on a SOFA , may I never feel : For I have lov'd the rural walk through lanes Ofgrassy swarth , close cropp'd by nibbling sheep , 110 And skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs ; have lov'd the rural ...
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... cattle sprinkled o'er , Conducts the eye along his sinuous course Delighted . There , fast rooted in their bank , Stand , never overlook'd , our fav'ritè elms , That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; 170 While far BOOK I. 9 THE SOFA .
... cattle sprinkled o'er , Conducts the eye along his sinuous course Delighted . There , fast rooted in their bank , Stand , never overlook'd , our fav'ritè elms , That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; 170 While far BOOK I. 9 THE SOFA .
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... never mine abode . 250 Not distant far , a length of colonnade Monument of ancient taste , Invites us . Now scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns : and , in their shaded walks ...
... never mine abode . 250 Not distant far , a length of colonnade Monument of ancient taste , Invites us . Now scorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our fathers knew the value of a screen From sultry suns : and , in their shaded walks ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast bramble breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine dread dream Earth ease Ev'n ev'ry fair fame fancy fear feed feel Fleet Street flow'r folly form'd fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heard heart Heav'n honour hope human labour learn'd less liberty live lost lov'd lyre Mighty winds mind muse nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er once peace perhaps plac'd pleas'd pleasure plebeian pow'r praise proud prove quake rapture rest riddance rude rural sacred scene seek seem'd shade shine sight skies sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound Stamp'd sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise worth youth