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The glass , that bids man mark the feeting hour , And death ' s own scythe would
better speak his power ; Then grace the bony phantom in their stead With the
king ' s , shoulder - knot and gay cockade ; Clothe the twin brethren in each other
' s ...
The glass , that bids man mark the feeting hour , And death ' s own scythe would
better speak his power ; Then grace the bony phantom in their stead With the
king ' s , shoulder - knot and gay cockade ; Clothe the twin brethren in each other
' s ...
Side 19
Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ; To
touch the sword with conscientious awe , Nor draw it but when duty bids him
draw : To sheath it in the peace - restoring close With joy beyond what victory
bestows ...
Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ; To
touch the sword with conscientious awe , Nor draw it but when duty bids him
draw : To sheath it in the peace - restoring close With joy beyond what victory
bestows ...
Side 27
Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even
scale ; He can encourage slavery to a smile , And fill with discontent a British isle
. A . Freeman and slave then , if the case be such , Stand on a level ; and you
prove ...
Bids equity throughout his works prevail , And weighs the nations in an even
scale ; He can encourage slavery to a smile , And fill with discontent a British isle
. A . Freeman and slave then , if the case be such , Stand on a level ; and you
prove ...
Side 64
Go fool ; and , arm in arm with Clodio , plead Your cause before ' a bar you little
dread ; But know , the law , that bids the drunkard die , Is far too just to pass the
trifler by : Both baby - featured , and of infant size , Viewed from a distance , and ...
Go fool ; and , arm in arm with Clodio , plead Your cause before ' a bar you little
dread ; But know , the law , that bids the drunkard die , Is far too just to pass the
trifler by : Both baby - featured , and of infant size , Viewed from a distance , and ...
Side 78
Himself but half deceived , Till others have the soothing tale believed . Hence
comment after comment spun as fine , As bloated spiders draw the flimsy line :
Hence the same word , that bids our lusts obey , Is misapplied to sanctify their
sway .
Himself but half deceived , Till others have the soothing tale believed . Hence
comment after comment spun as fine , As bloated spiders draw the flimsy line :
Hence the same word , that bids our lusts obey , Is misapplied to sanctify their
sway .
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Poems, Volum 1 Poems, William Cowper Volumer 43-44 av Works of the British poets |
| Forfatter | William Cowper |
| Utgiver | Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 1. des 2008 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |