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... thine , whose features are thine own , And stroke his polish'd cheek of purest red , And lay thine hand upon his flaxen head , And say - My boy , th ' unwelcome hour is come , When thou , transplanted from thy genial home , Must find a ...
... thine , whose features are thine own , And stroke his polish'd cheek of purest red , And lay thine hand upon his flaxen head , And say - My boy , th ' unwelcome hour is come , When thou , transplanted from thy genial home , Must find a ...
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... thine heart , Condemns th ' unfatherly , th ' imprudent part . Thou would'st not , deaf to Nature's tend'rest plea , Turn him adrift upon a rolling sea , 870 Nor say , Go thither , conscious that there lay A brood of asps , or ...
... thine heart , Condemns th ' unfatherly , th ' imprudent part . Thou would'st not , deaf to Nature's tend'rest plea , Turn him adrift upon a rolling sea , 870 Nor say , Go thither , conscious that there lay A brood of asps , or ...
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... thine without reserve , most simply thine ; So giv'n to thee , that it is not my own ; A willing Captive of thy grace divine ; And loves , and seeks thee , for thyself alone . Pain cannot move it , danger cannot scare ; Pleasure , and ...
... thine without reserve , most simply thine ; So giv'n to thee , that it is not my own ; A willing Captive of thy grace divine ; And loves , and seeks thee , for thyself alone . Pain cannot move it , danger cannot scare ; Pleasure , and ...
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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