Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1795 |
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Σελίδα 10
... must be beautiful which , daily view'd , Please daily , and whofe novelty furvives Long knowledge and the fcrutiny of years . Praife juftly due to those that I describe . Nor rural fights alone , but rural founds , Exhilarate the spirit ...
... must be beautiful which , daily view'd , Please daily , and whofe novelty furvives Long knowledge and the fcrutiny of years . Praife juftly due to those that I describe . Nor rural fights alone , but rural founds , Exhilarate the spirit ...
Σελίδα 11
... must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles , fcreaming loud , The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me . Sounds inharmonious in ...
... must emulate in vain , But cawing rooks , and kites that swim sublime In still repeated circles , fcreaming loud , The jay , the pie , and ev'n the boding owl That hails the rifing moon , have charms for me . Sounds inharmonious in ...
Σελίδα 36
... must be brib'd , to compafs earth again , By other hopes and richer fruits than your's . But , though true worth and virtue in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in ...
... must be brib'd , to compafs earth again , By other hopes and richer fruits than your's . But , though true worth and virtue in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in ...
Σελίδα 39
... must hang ; but he , that puts Into his overgorg'd and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces , efcapes . Nor is it well , nor can it come to good , That , through profane and infidel contempt Of holy writ , fhe has prefum'd t ...
... must hang ; but he , that puts Into his overgorg'd and bloated purse The wealth of Indian provinces , efcapes . Nor is it well , nor can it come to good , That , through profane and infidel contempt Of holy writ , fhe has prefum'd t ...
Σελίδα 52
... must die . Storms rife t ' o'erwhelm him ; or , if ftormy winds Rife not , the waters of the deep shall rise , And , needing none affiftance of the storm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . T The earth fhall shake him ...
... must die . Storms rife t ' o'erwhelm him ; or , if ftormy winds Rife not , the waters of the deep shall rise , And , needing none affiftance of the storm , Shall roll themselves afhore , and reach him there . T The earth fhall shake him ...
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againſt aſks beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fame faſhion faſt fatire fecure feed feek feel feem feen fhade fhall fhines fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fkies flaves fleep flow'r foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet Gilpin grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic Muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchool ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpot ſtate ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom wind wiſdom wiſh worth
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Σελίδα 40 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves?
Σελίδα 371 - 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.
Σελίδα 229 - How soft the music of those village bells, Falling at intervals upon the ear In cadence sweet, now dying all away, Now pealing loud again, and louder still, Clear and sonorous, as the gale comes on ! With easy force it opens all the cells Where Memory slept.
Σελίδα 99 - Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up...
Σελίδα 270 - See Salem built, the labour of a God ! Bright as a sun the sacred city shines ; All kingdoms and all princes of the earth Flock to that light ; the glory of all lands Flows into her ; unbounded is her joy, . And endless her increase.
Σελίδα 17 - No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar...
Σελίδα 137 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Σελίδα 375 - Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side, To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw.
Σελίδα 217 - And the resplendent rivers ; his to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel. But who with filial confidence inspired Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — My Father made them all.
Σελίδα 233 - I again perceive The soothing influence of the wafted strains, And settle in soft musings as I tread The walk, still verdant, under oaks and elms, Whose outspread branches overarch the glade.