Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 |
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... light , uncertain where it falls , Now strikes the roof , now flashes on the walls . A NEW EDITION . LONDON : PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON , ST . PAUL'S CHURCH YARD , BY T. BENSLEY , BOLT COURT , FLEET STREET . PREFACE TO THE FIRST VOLUME ...
... light , uncertain where it falls , Now strikes the roof , now flashes on the walls . A NEW EDITION . LONDON : PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON , ST . PAUL'S CHURCH YARD , BY T. BENSLEY , BOLT COURT , FLEET STREET . PREFACE TO THE FIRST VOLUME ...
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... light , he left it with as little reluctance as a prisoner , when called to liberty , leaves his dungeon . Not that he became a Cynic or an Ascetic - A heart filled with love to God , will assuredly breathe benevolence to men . But the ...
... light , he left it with as little reluctance as a prisoner , when called to liberty , leaves his dungeon . Not that he became a Cynic or an Ascetic - A heart filled with love to God , will assuredly breathe benevolence to men . But the ...
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... light . In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : · Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as 30 TABLE ...
... light . In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : · Like him , unnotic'd , I , and such as 30 TABLE ...
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... light pervades , The pois'nous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and supine , Counsel and caution from a voice like mine ! Truths , that the theorists could never reach ...
... light pervades , The pois'nous , black , insinuating worm Successfully conceals her loathsome form . Take , if ye can , ye careless and supine , Counsel and caution from a voice like mine ! Truths , that the theorists could never reach ...
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... Lights of the world , and stars of human race ; But , if eccentric ye forsake your sphere , Prodigies ominous , and view'd with fear . The comet's baneful influence is a dream ; Your's real , and pernicious in th ' extreme . What then ...
... Lights of the world , and stars of human race ; But , if eccentric ye forsake your sphere , Prodigies ominous , and view'd with fear . The comet's baneful influence is a dream ; Your's real , and pernicious in th ' extreme . What then ...
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beams beneath bids blest bliss blooming groves boast breast brighter day call'd charms courser dark declension deeds delight design'd divine docet dream earth ev'ning ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fool form'd frown give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace hand happy hast hate hear heart heav'n heav'nly hope hour int'rest joys land learn'd life's light lov'd lust lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never o'er once pass'd peace pharisee PINE-APPLE pity plain pleasure poet's pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove religion Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd scripture seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee their's theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wisdom woes zeal