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Side viii
At a time when hypothesis and conjecture in philosophy are so justly exploded ,
and little is considered as deserving the name of knowledge , which will not stand
the test of experiment , the very use of the term experimental in religious ...
At a time when hypothesis and conjecture in philosophy are so justly exploded ,
and little is considered as deserving the name of knowledge , which will not stand
the test of experiment , the very use of the term experimental in religious ...
Side 18
Such reasoning falls like an inverted conė , Wanting its proper base to stand
upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim , That tell you so - say ,
rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they ,
or would ...
Such reasoning falls like an inverted conė , Wanting its proper base to stand
upon . Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim , That tell you so - say ,
rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they ,
or would ...
Side 20
A . Kings then at last have but the lot of all , By their own conduct they must stand
or fall . B . True . While they live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his
pepper - corn of praise ; And many a dúnce whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as
...
A . Kings then at last have but the lot of all , By their own conduct they must stand
or fall . B . True . While they live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his
pepper - corn of praise ; And many a dúnce whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as
...
Side 21
... If guards , mechanically formed in ranks , Playing , at beat of drum , their martial
pranks , Shouldering and standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending
majesty looks on ; If monarchý consist in such base things , Sighing , TABLE
TALK ...
... If guards , mechanically formed in ranks , Playing , at beat of drum , their martial
pranks , Shouldering and standing as if stuck to stone , While condescending
majesty looks on ; If monarchý consist in such base things , Sighing , TABLE
TALK ...
Side 24
When ministers and ministerial arts ; Patriots , who love good places at their
hearts ; When admirals , extolled for standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of
skill ; Generals , who will not conquer when they may , Firm friends to peace , to ...
When ministers and ministerial arts ; Patriots , who love good places at their
hearts ; When admirals , extolled for standing still , Or doing nothing with a deal of
skill ; Generals , who will not conquer when they may , Firm friends to peace , to ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Poems, Volum 1 Poems, William Cowper |
| Forfatter | William Cowper |
| Utgiver | J. Johnson, 1808 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 1. des 2008 |
| Lengde | 436 sider |
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