Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...John Jones, 1790 - 298 páginas |
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Página 148
... conception , which they cannot move . Confcious of impotence , they foon grow drunk With gazing , when they see an able man Step forth to notice ; and befotted thus , Build Build him a pedestal , and fay , ftand there 148 Book V. THE TASK .
... conception , which they cannot move . Confcious of impotence , they foon grow drunk With gazing , when they see an able man Step forth to notice ; and befotted thus , Build Build him a pedestal , and fay , ftand there 148 Book V. THE TASK .
Página 156
... seeing thou art free My native nook of earth ! thy clime is rude , Replete with vapours , and disposes much All hearts to fadness , and none more than mine ; Thine unadult'rate manners are less foft And plaufible than focial life ...
... seeing thou art free My native nook of earth ! thy clime is rude , Replete with vapours , and disposes much All hearts to fadness , and none more than mine ; Thine unadult'rate manners are less foft And plaufible than focial life ...
Página 158
... seeing it wax pale And fickly , while her champions wear their hearts 1 So loofe to private duty , that no brain , Healthful and undifturb'd by factious fumes , Can dream them trufty to the gen'ral weak . Such were not they of old ...
... seeing it wax pale And fickly , while her champions wear their hearts 1 So loofe to private duty , that no brain , Healthful and undifturb'd by factious fumes , Can dream them trufty to the gen'ral weak . Such were not they of old ...
Página 159
... seeing the old caftle of the state , That promis'd once more firmness , so affail'd , That all its tempeft - beaten turrets shake , Stand motionlefs , expectants of its fall . All has its date below ; the fatal hour Was regifter'd in ...
... seeing the old caftle of the state , That promis'd once more firmness , so affail'd , That all its tempeft - beaten turrets shake , Stand motionlefs , expectants of its fall . All has its date below ; the fatal hour Was regifter'd in ...
Página 166
... off With as much eafe as Samfon his green wyths . He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature , and though poor perhaps , compar'd * See Hume . With With those whofe manfions glitter in his fight , Calls 166 Book V. THE TASK .
... off With as much eafe as Samfon his green wyths . He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature , and though poor perhaps , compar'd * See Hume . With With those whofe manfions glitter in his fight , Calls 166 Book V. THE TASK .
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Términos y frases comunes
againſt aſk Becauſe beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe cloſe courſe defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe eſcape ev'n ev'ry facred fafe faft fair fame faſhion fcenes fecure feeds feek feel feem feen fhall fhine fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fleep flow'rs fmiles foft fome fong foon form'd foul ftand ftill ftroke fuch fweet grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs loft meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſt pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe purpoſe reft riſe ſcene ſchools ſeek ſeems ſhades ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkies ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtream ſtrong ſuch ſweet tafte taſk taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe vafe virtue waſte whofe whoſe WILLIAM COWPER wind wiſdom wiſh worth
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Página 35 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Página 205 - The garden fears no blight, and needs no fence, For there is none to covet, all are full. The lion, and the libbard, and the bear Graze with the fearless flocks ; all bask at noon Together, or all gambol in the shade Of the same grove, and drink one common stream.
Página 106 - 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.
Página 76 - 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...
Página 206 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain for us ! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy, Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna round.
Página 166 - 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.
Página 12 - No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar...
Página 269 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.
Página 261 - 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 207 - Thy rams are there, *Nebaioth, and the flocks of Kedar there ; The looms of Ormus, and the mines of Ind, And Saba's spicy groves, pay tribute there. Praise is in all her gates : upon her walls, And in her streets, and in her spacious courts, Is heard salvation. Eastern Java there Kneels with the native of the farthest west ; And Ethiopia spreads abroad the hand, And worships.