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... proud , there must be war : And never meant the rule should be applied To him , that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his mem'ry , dear to ev'ry muse , Who , with a courage of ...
... proud , there must be war : And never meant the rule should be applied To him , that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drench'd in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his mem'ry , dear to ev'ry muse , Who , with a courage of ...
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... Authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ; One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom 6 TABLE TALK .
... Authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ; One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom 6 TABLE TALK .
Side 7
William Cowper. Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ...
William Cowper. Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away . Born in a climate softer far than ...
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... At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where Discipline helps th ' opening buds of sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver pence , I was a poet too ; but modern taste Is TABLE TALK . 13.
... At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where Discipline helps th ' opening buds of sense , And makes his pupils proud with silver pence , I was a poet too ; but modern taste Is TABLE TALK . 13.
Side 14
... proud swan , conqu'ring the stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when Dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St Dunstan's , stand ...
... proud swan , conqu'ring the stream by force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when Dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St Dunstan's , stand ...
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beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms Cowper death delight design'd distant divine 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 heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin John Throckmorton land laudanum learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace perhaps 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 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