The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review of schools. Miscellaneous poemsFraser & Company, 1835 |
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... falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . - Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim , That tell you so say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would ...
... falls like an inverted cone , Wanting its proper base to stand upon . - Man made for kings ! those optics are but dim , That tell you so say , rather , they for him . That were indeed a king - ennobling thought , Could they , or would ...
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... fall . B. True . While they live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his peppercorn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite . A subject's faults a subject may ...
... fall . B. True . While they live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his peppercorn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite . A subject's faults a subject may ...
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... fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ranks of the poetic tribe , To dash the pen through all that you proscribe .. B. No matter . we could shift when they were not , And should , no doubt , if they were ...
... fall , One madrigal of theirs is worth them all . A. ' Twould thin the ranks of the poetic tribe , To dash the pen through all that you proscribe .. B. No matter . we could shift when they were not , And should , no doubt , if they were ...
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... Falls soporific on the listless ear ; Like quicksilver , the rhet'ric they display Shines as it runs , but grasp'd at slips away . Placed for his trial on this bustling ... fall because he must ; If love reward him , or if vengeance strike ,
... Falls soporific on the listless ear ; Like quicksilver , the rhet'ric they display Shines as it runs , but grasp'd at slips away . Placed for his trial on this bustling ... fall because he must ; If love reward him , or if vengeance strike ,
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... falls and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbrel brings him home , Unmiss'd but by his dogs , and by his groom . " Ye clergy , while your orbit is your place , Lights of the world , and stars of human race ; But if , eccentric , ye ...
... falls and dies ; Like a slain deer , the tumbrel brings him home , Unmiss'd but by his dogs , and by his groom . " Ye clergy , while your orbit is your place , Lights of the world , and stars of human race ; But if , eccentric , ye ...
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bard beauty beneath blest boast breath call'd cause charms Christian Cowper dear delight divine Dr Johnson dread dream e'en earth Eartham ease ev'ry eyes fair faith fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven heavenly honour hope human John Gilpin John Throckmorton labour Lady land learn'd light live Lord lyre mercy mind muse Nature Nebaioth never NOTE numbers nymph o'er OLNEY HYMNS once Parnassian peace perhaps pleasure poem poet poet's praise prove rest sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shew shine sight skies smile song soon soul sound stamp'd stream sublime sweet taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling trifler true truth Twas verse vex'd virtue Voltaire waste WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wind wisdom worth youth
Popular passages
Page 333 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Page 498 - OH ! for a closer walk with God ; A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Page 499 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 433 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall wave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she.
Page 381 - 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. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Page 489 - The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat : His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set.
Page 485 - FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.
Page 487 - E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die.
Page 487 - THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins, And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there have I, as vile as he, Washed all my sins away.
Page 187 - FOB a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.