Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... Fame , Prompt his endeavour and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ! Then ...
... Fame , Prompt his endeavour and engage his aim , Debased to servile purposes of pride , How are the powers of genius misapplied ! The gift , whose office is the Giver's praise , To trace him in his word , his works , his ways ! Then ...
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... fame ? All these belong to virtue , and all prove That virtue has a title to your love . Have you no touch of pity , that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door ? Or if yourself too scantily supplied Need help , let honest ...
... fame ? All these belong to virtue , and all prove That virtue has a title to your love . Have you no touch of pity , that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door ? Or if yourself too scantily supplied Need help , let honest ...
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... fame , And woman , lovely woman , does the same . The heart , surrender'd to the ruling power Of some ungovern'd passion every hour , Finds by degrees the truths , that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away ; So ...
... fame , And woman , lovely woman , does the same . The heart , surrender'd to the ruling power Of some ungovern'd passion every hour , Finds by degrees the truths , that once bore sway , And all their deep impressions , wear away ; So ...
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... fame , ( Mention him if you please . Voltaire ? -The same , ) With spirit , genius , eloquence , supplied , Lived long , wrote much , laugh'd heartily , and died . The Scripture was his jest - book , whence he TRUTH . 45.
... fame , ( Mention him if you please . Voltaire ? -The same , ) With spirit , genius , eloquence , supplied , Lived long , wrote much , laugh'd heartily , and died . The Scripture was his jest - book , whence he TRUTH . 45.
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... fame . Thy mariners explore the wide expanse , Impatient to descry the flags of France ; But , though they fight as thine have ever fought , Return ashamed without the wreaths they sought . Thy senate is a scene of civil jar , Chaos of ...
... fame . Thy mariners explore the wide expanse , Impatient to descry the flags of France ; But , though they fight as thine have ever fought , Return ashamed without the wreaths they sought . Thy senate is a scene of civil jar , Chaos of ...
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beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind mounted best muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymph o'er once palæstra pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure praise pride prize proud prove red vengeance rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shepherd's rod shine sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wisely store wonder worth youth