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... scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war . " A great peace had now settled down upon him ; but it was still felt that it would be dangerous to subject him to any mental strain , and accordingly lodgings were procured for ...
... scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war . " A great peace had now settled down upon him ; but it was still felt that it would be dangerous to subject him to any mental strain , and accordingly lodgings were procured for ...
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... a quarrel , and were reconciled . In a letter to Mr. Unwin , he said " From a scene of the most uninterrupted retirement we have passed at once into a state of constant engagement . Not that our 20 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE .
... a quarrel , and were reconciled . In a letter to Mr. Unwin , he said " From a scene of the most uninterrupted retirement we have passed at once into a state of constant engagement . Not that our 20 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE .
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... , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene . " In the third book , " The Garden , " Cowper de- scribed the happy domestic life he was then living and especially attacked the philosophy of his day . Yet 26 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE .
... , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene . " In the third book , " The Garden , " Cowper de- scribed the happy domestic life he was then living and especially attacked the philosophy of his day . Yet 26 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE .
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... scenes , forever closed to me ; Oh , for what sorrows must I now exchange ye ! " They went to North Toddenham , near East Dereham . They stayed also at Mundesley , and at Dereham Lodge . But Cowper's malady became worse and worse - he ...
... scenes , forever closed to me ; Oh , for what sorrows must I now exchange ye ! " They went to North Toddenham , near East Dereham . They stayed also at Mundesley , and at Dereham Lodge . But Cowper's malady became worse and worse - he ...
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... , and sacred truth , And virtue , and those scenes which God ordained Should best secure them and promote them most . " EVA HOPE . Poetical Works of Cowper . VERSES WRITTEN AT BATH , a - 3 - a INTRODUCTORY NOTICE . 333.
... , and sacred truth , And virtue , and those scenes which God ordained Should best secure them and promote them most . " EVA HOPE . Poetical Works of Cowper . VERSES WRITTEN AT BATH , a - 3 - a INTRODUCTORY NOTICE . 333.
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beauty beneath blessing blest bliss boast bosom breast breath charms Cowper dear death deep delight design'd divine dream Dryope dwell earth ease ERNEST RHYS ev'n ev'ry eyes fair faithful fancy fear feel fill'd flow'rs form'd gentle Gilpin glory grace groves happy hear heard heart Heav'n hope hour John Gilpin John Throckmorton JOSEPH SKIPSEY labour Lady lambs light live Lord MATHILDE BLIND mind Muse Nature ne'er never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMNS once pain pass'd peace PINE-APPLE pleasure poet poet's pow'rs praise prove repose rest sacred scene seek seem'd shade shine sing skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound stamp'd sweet sweet oblivion taste tears telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought Thyrsis touch'd truth Twas Unwin verse VICTOR HUGO virtue WALTER SCOTT wind wisdom wish youth
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Página 324 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Página 165 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband 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.
Página 106 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Página 209 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid ; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or confectionary plum...
Página 186 - His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men.
Página 27 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore And in his hands and feet the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts He drew them forth, and healed and bade me live.
Página 210 - My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth : But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents pass'd into the skies.
Página 172 - And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now...
Página 325 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Página 234 - And the scene where his melody charm'd me before Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead.