Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1795 |
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Side 12
... fields , and female feet , Too weak to ftruggle with tenacious clay , Or ford the rivulets , are beft at home , The task of new difcov'ries falls on me . At fuch a feason , and with fuch a charge , Once went I forth ; and found , till ...
... fields , and female feet , Too weak to ftruggle with tenacious clay , Or ford the rivulets , are beft at home , The task of new difcov'ries falls on me . At fuch a feason , and with fuch a charge , Once went I forth ; and found , till ...
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... field ; but , fcatter'd by degrees , Each to his choice , foon whiten all the land . There , from the fun - burnt hay - field , homeward creeps The loaded wain ; while , lighten'd of its charge , The wain that meets it paffes swiftly by ...
... field ; but , fcatter'd by degrees , Each to his choice , foon whiten all the land . There , from the fun - burnt hay - field , homeward creeps The loaded wain ; while , lighten'd of its charge , The wain that meets it paffes swiftly by ...
Side 22
... and the fcenes fhe draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , felf - imprison'd in their proud faloons , Renounce the odours of the open field For the unfcented fictions of the loom ; Who , THE TASK . BOOK F.
... and the fcenes fhe draws , Is Nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , felf - imprison'd in their proud faloons , Renounce the odours of the open field For the unfcented fictions of the loom ; Who , THE TASK . BOOK F.
Side 24
... by intense desire : Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He feeks them headlong , and is feen no more . The spleen is feldom felt where Flora reigns ; The 24 BOOK I THE TASK ,
... by intense desire : Fair fields appear below , fuch as he left Far diftant , fuch as he would die to find- He feeks them headlong , and is feen no more . The spleen is feldom felt where Flora reigns ; The 24 BOOK I THE TASK ,
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... field , and clothes a foil So fterile with what charms foe'er fhe will , The richest scen'ry and the loveliest forms . Where finds philofophy her eagle eye , With which the gazes at yon burning disk Undazzled , and detects and counts ...
... field , and clothes a foil So fterile with what charms foe'er fhe will , The richest scen'ry and the loveliest forms . Where finds philofophy her eagle eye , With which the gazes at yon burning disk Undazzled , and detects and counts ...
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Populære avsnitt
Side 40 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves?
Side 371 - 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.
Side 229 - How soft the music of those village bells, Falling at intervals upon the ear In cadence sweet, now dying all away, Now pealing loud again, and louder still, Clear and sonorous, as the gale comes on ! With easy force it opens all the cells Where Memory slept.
Side 99 - Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up...
Side 270 - See Salem built, the labour of a God ! Bright as a sun the sacred city shines ; All kingdoms and all princes of the earth Flock to that light ; the glory of all lands Flows into her ; unbounded is her joy, . And endless her increase.
Side 17 - No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar...
Side 137 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Side 375 - Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side, To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw.
Side 217 - And the resplendent rivers ; his to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel. But who with filial confidence inspired Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — My Father made them all.
Side 233 - I again perceive The soothing influence of the wafted strains, And settle in soft musings as I tread The walk, still verdant, under oaks and elms, Whose outspread branches overarch the glade.