Poems by William Cowper ...Published at the Water Street Bookstore, 1833 |
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... truth cut short to make a period round , I judg'd a man of sense could scarce do worse , Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , And some wits flag through fear of losing it . 520 Give me the ...
... truth cut short to make a period round , I judg'd a man of sense could scarce do worse , Than caper in the morris - dance of verse . B. Thus reputation is a spur to wit , And some wits flag through fear of losing it . 520 Give me the ...
الصفحة 32
... Truths , that the theorist could never reach , And observation taught me , I would teach . Not all , whose eloquence the fancy fills , Musical as the chime of tinkling rills , Weak to perform , though mighty to pretend , Can trace her ...
... Truths , that the theorist could never reach , And observation taught me , I would teach . Not all , whose eloquence the fancy fills , Musical as the chime of tinkling rills , Weak to perform , though mighty to pretend , Can trace her ...
الصفحة 33
... truth ; Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dang'rous in th ' excess . Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ' O , what a dying , dying close was there ! 60 ' Tis harmony from yon sequester'd bow'r ...
... truth ; Hourly allurements on his passions press , Safe in themselves , but dang'rous in th ' excess . Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ' O , what a dying , dying close was there ! 60 ' Tis harmony from yon sequester'd bow'r ...
الصفحة 38
... truth confess'd by all . And some , that seem'd to threaten virtue less , Still hurtful in th ' abuse , or by the excess . Is man then only for his torment plac'd The centre of delights he may not taste ? Like fabled Tantalus condemn'd ...
... truth confess'd by all . And some , that seem'd to threaten virtue less , Still hurtful in th ' abuse , or by the excess . Is man then only for his torment plac'd The centre of delights he may not taste ? Like fabled Tantalus condemn'd ...
الصفحة 39
... truths , that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away ; So coin grows smooth , in traffick current pass'd , Till Cæsar's image is effac'd at last . The breach , tho ' small at first , soon opening wide , In rushes ...
... truths , that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away ; So coin grows smooth , in traffick current pass'd , Till Cæsar's image is effac'd at last . The breach , tho ' small at first , soon opening wide , In rushes ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK beams beneath bids bless'd bliss boast breast call'd charms courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine docet dream e'en earth Edmonton errour ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fools form'd frown Gilpin give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace hand happy hast hear heart Heav'n hope hour int'rest JOHN GILPIN joys land light lov'd lust lyre magick mankind mercy mind muse musick Nature never o'er once opticks pain pass'd peace pharisee pine-apples pity pleasure poet poet's poor post horns pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove publick 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 thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wisdom zeal