Poems ..., Volum 1W. Collins, 1834 - 564 sider |
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Side 91
... pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ! Then spread the rich discov'ry , and invite Mankind to share in the divine delight ...
... pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ! Then spread the rich discov'ry , and invite Mankind to share in the divine delight ...
Side 105
... , and dares to clash With indolence and luxury , is trash : While learning , once the man's exclusive pride , Seems verging fast towards the female side Learning itself , received into a mind By nature weak E3 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR . 105.
... , and dares to clash With indolence and luxury , is trash : While learning , once the man's exclusive pride , Seems verging fast towards the female side Learning itself , received into a mind By nature weak E3 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR . 105.
Side 109
... pride , He has no hearing on the prudent side . His still refuted quirks he still repeats ; New - raised objections with new quibbles meets ; Till , sinking in the quicksand he defends , He dies disputing , and the contest ends- But not ...
... pride , He has no hearing on the prudent side . His still refuted quirks he still repeats ; New - raised objections with new quibbles meets ; Till , sinking in the quicksand he defends , He dies disputing , and the contest ends- But not ...
Side 113
... pride ; and that one vice Made all his virtues gewgaws of no price ; He wore them as fine trappings for a show , A praying , synagogue - frequenting beau . The self applauding bird , the peacock , see- Mark what a sumptuous pharisee is ...
... pride ; and that one vice Made all his virtues gewgaws of no price ; He wore them as fine trappings for a show , A praying , synagogue - frequenting beau . The self applauding bird , the peacock , see- Mark what a sumptuous pharisee is ...
Side 115
... Pride has attained its most luxuriant growth , And poisoned every virtue in them both . Pride may be pampered while the flesh grows lean ; Humility may clothe an English dean ; That grace was Cowper's - his , confessed by all- Though ...
... Pride has attained its most luxuriant growth , And poisoned every virtue in them both . Pride may be pampered while the flesh grows lean ; Humility may clothe an English dean ; That grace was Cowper's - his , confessed by all- Though ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath bids blank verse blest boast breath cause charms Cowper death deem delight distant divine dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fatal egg fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope human JOHN GILPIN JOSEPH HILL labour land light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once peace perhaps PINE-APPLE pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound stand stream sweet task taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thought thousand toil tongue touch trifler truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom woes worth youth