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... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . 200 Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of ...
... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . 200 Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of ...
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... theme , Have pour'd my stream of panegyric down The vale of nature , where it creeps , and winds Among her lovely ... theme , some theme divinely fair , 720 731 741 750 Such is the impulse and the spur he feels To BK.VI ] THE WINTER WALK ...
... theme , Have pour'd my stream of panegyric down The vale of nature , where it creeps , and winds Among her lovely ... theme , some theme divinely fair , 720 731 741 750 Such is the impulse and the spur he feels To BK.VI ] THE WINTER WALK ...
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... theme of my wonder and praise , I cry , who is worthy as Thou ! I can only be silent and gaze ; " Tis all that is left to me now . Oh glory , in which I am lost , Too deep for the plummet of thought ! On an ocean of deity toss'd , I am ...
... theme of my wonder and praise , I cry , who is worthy as Thou ! I can only be silent and gaze ; " Tis all that is left to me now . Oh glory , in which I am lost , Too deep for the plummet of thought ! On an ocean of deity toss'd , I am ...
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beauty beneath bids blest boast breast breath British Museum call'd charms Cowper dear delight design'd divine dream earth ease East Dereham ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flow'rs folly form'd frown Gentleman's Magazine give glory good-natur'd grace groves hand happy hast heart heav'n heav'nly honour hope hour light LORD lov'd lyre mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymphs o'er Olney Hymns once pain peace pleasure poems pow'r praise pray'r prove Published 1782 Published by Croft Published by Hayley rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound Southey stamp'd stream sweet taste tears thee their's theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas verse Vincent Bourne virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wind wisdom worth Written youth