Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...John Jones, 1790 - 298 páginas |
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... themselves . But loofe in morals , and in manners vain , In conversation frivolous , in dress Extreme , at once rapacious and profuse , Frequent in park , with lady at his fide , Ambling and prattling scandal as he goes , But rare at ...
... themselves . But loofe in morals , and in manners vain , In conversation frivolous , in dress Extreme , at once rapacious and profuse , Frequent in park , with lady at his fide , Ambling and prattling scandal as he goes , But rare at ...
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... themselves , And having spoken wifely at the clofe Grow wanton , and give proof to ev'ry eye- Whoe'er was edified , themselves were not . Forth comes the pocket mirror . Firft we ftroke An eye - brow ; next , compose a straggling lock ...
... themselves , And having spoken wifely at the clofe Grow wanton , and give proof to ev'ry eye- Whoe'er was edified , themselves were not . Forth comes the pocket mirror . Firft we ftroke An eye - brow ; next , compose a straggling lock ...
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... themselves confpicuous there . Some minds are temper'd happily , and mixt With fuch ingredients of good sense and taste Of what is excellent in man , they thirft With fuch a zeal to be what they approve , That no restraints can ...
... themselves confpicuous there . Some minds are temper'd happily , and mixt With fuch ingredients of good sense and taste Of what is excellent in man , they thirft With fuch a zeal to be what they approve , That no restraints can ...
Página 64
... themselves , Small thanks to thofe whofe negligence or floth Expos'd their inexperience to the fnare , And left them to an undirected choice .. See then ! the quiver broken and decay'd , In which are kept our arrows . Rufting there In ...
... themselves , Small thanks to thofe whofe negligence or floth Expos'd their inexperience to the fnare , And left them to an undirected choice .. See then ! the quiver broken and decay'd , In which are kept our arrows . Rufting there In ...
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... themselves , are not asham'd to own . Virtue and vice had bound'ries in old time , Not to be pafs'd . And fhe that had renounc'd Her fex's honour , was renounc'd herself By all that priz'd it ; not for prud'ry's fake , But dignity's ...
... themselves , are not asham'd to own . Virtue and vice had bound'ries in old time , Not to be pafs'd . And fhe that had renounc'd Her fex's honour , was renounc'd herself By all that priz'd it ; not for prud'ry's fake , But dignity's ...
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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
Pasajes populares
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.