Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1795 |
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Σελίδα 9
... thou haft doubled long . Thou know'ft my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has ...
... thou haft doubled long . Thou know'ft my praise of nature most sincere , And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To ferve occafions of poetic pomp , But genuine , and art partner of them all . How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has ...
Σελίδα 14
... thou feeming fweet , Be ftill a pleasing object in my view ; My vifit ftill , but never mine abode . Not diftant far , a length of colonnade Monument of ancient tafte , Invites us . Now fcorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our ...
... thou feeming fweet , Be ftill a pleasing object in my view ; My vifit ftill , but never mine abode . Not diftant far , a length of colonnade Monument of ancient tafte , Invites us . Now fcorn'd , but worthy of a better fate . Our ...
Σελίδα 34
... thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homeftall thatch'd with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And , having feen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our ...
... thou haft found again Thy cocoas and bananas , palms and yams , And homeftall thatch'd with leaves . But haft thou found Their former charms ? And , having feen our state , Our palaces , our ladies , and our pomp Of equipage , our ...
Σελίδα 35
... thou art , ( for we return'd thee rude And ignorant , except of outward fhow ) i 5 cannot think thee yet fo dull of heart And spiritlefs , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as soon as known . Methinks I fee thee ftraying ...
... thou art , ( for we return'd thee rude And ignorant , except of outward fhow ) i 5 cannot think thee yet fo dull of heart And spiritlefs , as never to regret Sweets tasted here , and left as soon as known . Methinks I fee thee ftraying ...
Σελίδα 55
... Thou fool ! will thy discovery of the cause Suspend th ' effect , or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means fince first he made the world ? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation less Than a ...
... Thou fool ! will thy discovery of the cause Suspend th ' effect , or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means fince first he made the world ? And did he not of old employ his means To drown it ? What is his creation less Than a ...
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
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.