Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - 359 sider |
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Side 34
... glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to fhow thee here With what fuperior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and fquander life . The dream is past ; and thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas ...
... glory , prompted us to draw Forth from thy native bow'rs , to fhow thee here With what fuperior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and fquander life . The dream is past ; and thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas ...
Side 38
... glory of the earth than fhe , A more accomplish'd world's chief glory now . She has her praise . Now mark a fpot or two , That fo much beauty would do well to purge ; . And show this queen of cities , that fo fair 4 38 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... glory of the earth than fhe , A more accomplish'd world's chief glory now . She has her praise . Now mark a fpot or two , That fo much beauty would do well to purge ; . And show this queen of cities , that fo fair 4 38 BOOK I. THE TASK .
Side 57
... and farewell with them The hope of such hereafter ! They have fall'n Each in his field of glory ; one in arms , And one in council - Wolfe upon the lap Of fmiling victory that moment won , And Chatham heart BOOK II . 57 THE TIME - PIECE .
... and farewell with them The hope of such hereafter ! They have fall'n Each in his field of glory ; one in arms , And one in council - Wolfe upon the lap Of fmiling victory that moment won , And Chatham heart BOOK II . 57 THE TIME - PIECE .
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... glory fades Like the fair flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : The man we celebrate muft find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves . Nothing is proof against the gen'ral curfe Of ...
... glory fades Like the fair flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : The man we celebrate muft find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves . Nothing is proof against the gen'ral curfe Of ...
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... glory , and his nature , to impart . But to the proud , uncandid , infincere , Or negligent , inquirer not a spark . What's that which brings contempt upon a book , And him who writes it ; though the ftyle be neat , The method clear ...
... glory , and his nature , to impart . But to the proud , uncandid , infincere , Or negligent , inquirer not a spark . What's that which brings contempt upon a book , And him who writes it ; though the ftyle be neat , The method clear ...
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Side 343 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown: A train-band 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 350 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Side 139 - 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 275 - Come, then, and, added to thy many crowns, Receive yet one, the crown of all the earth, Thou who alone art worthy ! It was thine By ancient covenant, ere Nature's birth ; And thou hast made it thine by purchase since, And overpaid its value with thy blood.
Side 218 - He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes.
Side 65 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design.
Side 101 - 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 46 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Side 47 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country and their shackles fall.
Side 219 - 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 —