Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1795 |
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Side 10
... spirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of fome far - fpreading wood Of ancient growth , make mufic not unlike The dafh of ocean on his winding fhore , And lull the spirit while they fill ...
... spirit , and restore The tone of languid Nature . Mighty winds , That sweep the skirt of fome far - fpreading wood Of ancient growth , make mufic not unlike The dafh of ocean on his winding fhore , And lull the spirit while they fill ...
Side 11
... spirit while they fill the mind Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And all their leaves faft flutt'ring , all at once . Nor lefs compofure waits upon the roar Of diftant floods , or on the fofter voice Of neighb'ring fountain ...
... spirit while they fill the mind Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast , And all their leaves faft flutt'ring , all at once . Nor lefs compofure waits upon the roar Of diftant floods , or on the fofter voice Of neighb'ring fountain ...
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... spirits cheer'd , We tread the wilderness , whofe well - roll'd walks , With curvature of flow and easy sweep- Deception innocent - give ample space To narrow bounds , The grove receives us next ; Between the upright shafts of whofe ...
... spirits cheer'd , We tread the wilderness , whofe well - roll'd walks , With curvature of flow and easy sweep- Deception innocent - give ample space To narrow bounds , The grove receives us next ; Between the upright shafts of whofe ...
Side 214
... deed , " We find found argument , we read the heart . " Such reas'nings ( if that name muft need belong T'excufes in which reafon has no part ) Serve to compofe a spirit well inclin'd To live on 3 214 BOOK V. THE TASK .
... deed , " We find found argument , we read the heart . " Such reas'nings ( if that name muft need belong T'excufes in which reafon has no part ) Serve to compofe a spirit well inclin'd To live on 3 214 BOOK V. THE TASK .
Side 215
... spirit well inclin'd To live on terms of amity with vice , And fin without difturbance . Often urg'd , ( As often as libidinous difcourfe Exhausted , he reforts to folemn themes Of theological and grave import ) They gain at laft his ...
... spirit well inclin'd To live on terms of amity with vice , And fin without difturbance . Often urg'd , ( As often as libidinous difcourfe Exhausted , he reforts to folemn themes Of theological and grave import ) They gain at laft his ...
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againſt aſks beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fame faſhion faſt fatire fecure feed feek feel feem feen fhade fhall fhines fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fkies flaves fleep flow'r foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet Gilpin grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic Muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchool ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpot ſtate ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom wind wiſdom wiſh worth
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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.