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Side 43
Man lavished all his thoughts on human thingsThe feats of heroes , and the wrath
of kings : But still , while virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and so
far was right . ' Twas thus till luxúry seduced the mind , To joys less innocent , as ...
Man lavished all his thoughts on human thingsThe feats of heroes , and the wrath
of kings : But still , while virtue kindled his delight , The song was moral , and so
far was right . ' Twas thus till luxúry seduced the mind , To joys less innocent , as ...
Side 44
... till , ever anxious to redress The abuses of her sacred 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 usurped and worn so long .
... till , ever anxious to redress The abuses of her sacred 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 usurped and worn so long .
Side 49
... all fire , Touched with a coal from heaven , assume the lyre And tell the world ,
still kindling as he sung , With more than mortal music on his tongue , That He ,
who died below , and reigns above , Inspires the song , and that his name is love
.
... all fire , Touched with a coal from heaven , assume the lyre And tell the world ,
still kindling as he sung , With more than mortal music on his tongue , That He ,
who died below , and reigns above , Inspires the song , and that his name is love
.
Side 55
Sing , muse , ( if such a theme , so dark , so long , May find a muse to grace it with
a song ) By what unseen and unsuspected arts The serpent error twines round
human hearts ; Tell where she lurks , beneath what flowery shades , That not a ...
Sing , muse , ( if such a theme , so dark , so long , May find a muse to grace it with
a song ) By what unseen and unsuspected arts The serpent error twines round
human hearts ; Tell where she lurks , beneath what flowery shades , That not a ...
Side 92
The bramin kindles on his own bare head The sacred fire , self - torturing his
trade ; His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air to
British song ; - No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to
suffer , well ...
The bramin kindles on his own bare head The sacred fire , self - torturing his
trade ; His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give a barbarous air to
British song ; - No grand inquisitor could worse invent , Than he contrives to
suffer , well ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Poems, Volum 1 Poems, William Cowper Volumer 43-44 av Works of the British poets |
| Forfatter | William Cowper |
| Utgiver | Stereotyped and printed by Andrew Wilson for J. Johnson, 1808 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 1. des 2008 |
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