Poems by William Cowper ...J. Johnson and Company, 1811 |
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... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets ...
... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets ...
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... theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; 290 Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires It's clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me where Winter breathes his ...
... theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; 290 Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires It's clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me where Winter breathes his ...
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... theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of ev'ry feeling line . But if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire ...
... theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of ev'ry feeling line . But if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire ...
الصفحة 29
... theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- 550 Stoop'd from it's highest pitch to pounce a wren . As if the poet , purposing to wed , Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread . Ages ...
... theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- 550 Stoop'd from it's highest pitch to pounce a wren . As if the poet , purposing to wed , Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread . Ages ...
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... theme ! That theme on Earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , 590 Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight ...
... theme ! That theme on Earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , 590 Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight ...
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beams beneath bids blasphemy blest bliss boast breast call'd charms courser dark dear declension deeds deist delight design'd divine docet dream Earth Edmonton errour ev'n ev'ry eyes fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fools form'd frown Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hast hear heart Heav'n heav'nly hope hour int'rest JOHN GILPIN joys land light lov'd lust lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature never night o'er once pain pass'd peace pharisee pity plain pleasure poet poet's poor pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove rais'd Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wild wisdom wrath zeal