Poems ..., Volum 1W. Collins, 1834 - 564 sider |
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... prove not , on their part , a wilful one - it will be well if they have not reached that last perversity of human reason , to believe a lie of its own invention . Which was the happiest period of Cowper's exis- tence on earth ...
... prove not , on their part , a wilful one - it will be well if they have not reached that last perversity of human reason , to believe a lie of its own invention . Which was the happiest period of Cowper's exis- tence on earth ...
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... proved true by experience alone . A blind man coming into a room , and standing in the midst , may ascertain , by his peculiar modes of observation , the dimensions of the place , perhaps the number of persons present , and the bulk of ...
... proved true by experience alone . A blind man coming into a room , and standing in the midst , may ascertain , by his peculiar modes of observation , the dimensions of the place , perhaps the number of persons present , and the bulk of ...
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... prove , As if the world and they were hand and glove . Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares ; They have their weight to carry , subjects theirs ; Poets ' of all men , ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt ...
... prove , As if the world and they were hand and glove . Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares ; They have their weight to carry , subjects theirs ; Poets ' of all men , ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt ...
Side 76
... prove too much : If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power and tutelary care , As well be yoked by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's chartered land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , 76 TABLE TALK .
... prove too much : If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power and tutelary care , As well be yoked by Despotism's hand , As dwell at large in Britain's chartered land . B. No. Freedom has a thousand charms to show , 76 TABLE TALK .
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... prove all things , and hold fast the best , Learns much ; and to a thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war ...
... prove all things , and hold fast the best , Learns much ; and to a thousand listening minds Communicates with joy the good she finds ; Courage in arms , and ever prompt to show His manly forehead to the fiercest foe ; Glorious in war ...
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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