The Poems of William Cowper, Esq. of the Inner TempleN.Hailes, 1825 - 456 pages |
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... fear , And praised for virtues , that they scorn to wear , The fleeting forms of majesty engage Respect , while stalking o'er life's narrow stage ; Then leave their crimes for history to scan , And ask with busy scorn , Was this the man ...
... fear , And praised for virtues , that they scorn to wear , The fleeting forms of majesty engage Respect , while stalking o'er life's narrow stage ; Then leave their crimes for history to scan , And ask with busy scorn , Was this the man ...
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... fear . A. Thus men , whose thoughts contemplative have dwelt On situations , that they never felt , Start up sagacious , covered with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , And prate and preach about what others prove , As if ...
... fear . A. Thus men , whose thoughts contemplative have dwelt On situations , that they never felt , Start up sagacious , covered with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , And prate and preach about what others prove , As if ...
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... fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most revealed before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul , emancipated ...
... fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most revealed before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day , Liberty chases all that gloom away ; The soul , emancipated ...
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... devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou standest at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplexed , Once Chatham 10 TABLE TALK .
... devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou standest at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplexed , Once Chatham 10 TABLE TALK .
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... fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their ...
... fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies , and their ...
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Aspasio beneath bids blest boast breath cause charms deem delight divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour hope hour human Inner Temple John Gilpin labour land light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er once pain Parnassian peace perhaps pine-apples pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound spleen stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth