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... charge of sarcasm and raillery , in which he frequently indulges towards those persons who are remarkable for piety , with characteristic flippancy , observes of Mr Cowper , in this stage of his history : " He talks a great deal of ...
... charge of sarcasm and raillery , in which he frequently indulges towards those persons who are remarkable for piety , with characteristic flippancy , observes of Mr Cowper , in this stage of his history : " He talks a great deal of ...
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... charge upon himself . So out I come . As a tribute of gratitude , he employed Mr Newton to stand god- father to the first volume of his poems , which was published in the year 1782 . In the year 1781 , our poet made a valuable ac ...
... charge upon himself . So out I come . As a tribute of gratitude , he employed Mr Newton to stand god- father to the first volume of his poems , which was published in the year 1782 . In the year 1781 , our poet made a valuable ac ...
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... charge you with a bribe . - B . A The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie : And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . [ bribe ? Those arts be theirs ...
... charge you with a bribe . - B . A The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , To lure me to the baseness of a lie : And , of all lies ( be that one poet's boast ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . [ bribe ? Those arts be theirs ...
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... charge , the press , The Muse instructed a well - nurtured train Of abler votaries to cleanse the stain , And claim the palm for purity of song , That Lewdness had usurp'd and worn so long . Then decent Pleasantry and sterling Sense ...
... charge , the press , The Muse instructed a well - nurtured train Of abler votaries to cleanse the stain , And claim the palm for purity of song , That Lewdness had usurp'd and worn so long . Then decent Pleasantry and sterling Sense ...
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... charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as they fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ...
... charge to blacken and traduce ; Though Butler's wit , Pope's numbers , Prior's ease , With all that fancy can invent to please , Adorn the polish'd periods as they fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ...
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beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms Cowper death delight design'd distant divine docet Dr Johnson dread dream earth ease East Dereham eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin land laudanum learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shine sighs sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spleen Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom worth youth zeal