The Poems of William Cowper, المجلد 1Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... folly , lust Enervate and enfeeble , and needs must ; And that a nation shamefully debased Will be despised and trampled on at last , Unless sweet Penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and ...
... folly , lust Enervate and enfeeble , and needs must ; And that a nation shamefully debased Will be despised and trampled on at last , Unless sweet Penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and ...
الصفحة 40
... Swift , With droll sobriety they raised a smile At Folly's cost , themselves unmoved the while . That constellation set , the world in vain Must hope to look upon their like again . A. Are we then left - B . Not wholly 40 TABLE TALK .
... Swift , With droll sobriety they raised a smile At Folly's cost , themselves unmoved the while . That constellation set , the world in vain Must hope to look upon their like again . A. Are we then left - B . Not wholly 40 TABLE TALK .
الصفحة 44
... folly , lust employ the pen ; If acrimony , slander , and abuse Give it a charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as ...
... folly , lust employ the pen ; If acrimony , slander , and abuse Give it a charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as ...
الصفحة 47
... folly unsubdued behind . Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; ' Tis he , the Nimrod of the neighbouring lairs ; Save that his scent is less acute than theirs , For persevering chase ...
... folly unsubdued behind . Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; ' Tis he , the Nimrod of the neighbouring lairs ; Save that his scent is less acute than theirs , For persevering chase ...
الصفحة 50
... Folly and Innocence are so alike , The difference , though essential , fails to strike . Yet Folly ever has a vacant stare , A simpering countenance , and a trifling air ; But Innocence , sedate , serene , erect , Delights us , by ...
... Folly and Innocence are so alike , The difference , though essential , fails to strike . Yet Folly ever has a vacant stare , A simpering countenance , and a trifling air ; But Innocence , sedate , serene , erect , Delights us , by ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cowper dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Eartham Edmonton eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy heart Heaven heavenly hope hour John Gilpin labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mercy mind Muse Nature never night NOSEGAY o'er Olney once Parnassian pass'd peace pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove racter sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas Unwin verse virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wisdom zeal