The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review of schools. Miscellaneous poemsFraser & Company, 1835 |
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... thou art Fancy's nurse , Lost without thee th ' ennobling powers of verse , Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if ...
... thou art Fancy's nurse , Lost without thee th ' ennobling powers of verse , Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if ...
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... thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . 12 Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd : Once Chatham saved ...
... thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . 12 Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd : Once Chatham saved ...
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... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Graybeard corrupter of our list'ning youth , Το purge and skim away the filth of vice , That , so refined , it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy son ; To taint his ...
... Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , Graybeard corrupter of our list'ning youth , Το purge and skim away the filth of vice , That , so refined , it might the more entice , Then pour it on the morals of thy son ; To taint his ...
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... Thou God of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence and advance their cause ; By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befell , Diffused , make earth the vestibule of hell ; Thou ...
... Thou God of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence and advance their cause ; By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befell , Diffused , make earth the vestibule of hell ; Thou ...
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... thou yon harlot , wooing all she meets , The worn out nuisance of the public streets , Herself from morn to night , from night to morn , Her own abhorrence , and as much your scorn : The gracious shower , unlimited and free , Shall fall ...
... thou yon harlot , wooing all she meets , The worn out nuisance of the public streets , Herself from morn to night , from night to morn , Her own abhorrence , and as much your scorn : The gracious shower , unlimited and free , Shall fall ...
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bard beauty beneath blest boast breath call'd cause charms Christian Cowper dear delight divine Dr Johnson dread dream e'en earth Eartham ease ev'ry eyes fair faith fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven heavenly honour hope human John Gilpin John Throckmorton labour Lady land learn'd light live Lord lyre mercy mind muse Nature Nebaioth never NOTE numbers nymph o'er OLNEY HYMNS once Parnassian peace perhaps pleasure poem poet poet's praise prove rest sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shew shine sight skies smile song soon soul sound stamp'd stream sublime sweet taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling trifler true truth Twas verse vex'd virtue Voltaire waste WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wind wisdom worth youth
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Сторінка 333 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Сторінка 498 - OH ! for a closer walk with God ; A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Сторінка 499 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Сторінка 433 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall wave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she.
Сторінка 381 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Сторінка 489 - The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat : His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set.
Сторінка 485 - FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.
Сторінка 487 - E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die.
Сторінка 487 - THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins, And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there have I, as vile as he, Washed all my sins away.
Сторінка 187 - FOB a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.