Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - 359 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 11
... In ftill 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 themselves and harsh , Yet heard in BOOK I. IT THE SOFA ,
... In ftill 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 themselves and harsh , Yet heard in BOOK I. IT THE SOFA ,
Σελίδα 16
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years , won from th ' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , seem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye ; And , pofted on this speculative height , Exults in its command . The fheep - fold here ...
... ev'n a few Few tranfient years , won from th ' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion , seem a glorious prize , And even to a clown . Now roves the eye ; And , pofted on this speculative height , Exults in its command . The fheep - fold here ...
Σελίδα 20
... air , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and ftreams , All feel the fresh'ning impulfe , and are cleans'd By restless undulation : ev'n the oak Thrives by the 20 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... air , And fit the limpid element for use , Elfe noxious : oceans , rivers , lakes , and ftreams , All feel the fresh'ning impulfe , and are cleans'd By restless undulation : ev'n the oak Thrives by the 20 BOOK I. THE TASK .
Σελίδα 21
... ev'n the oak Thrives by the rude concuffion of the storm : He seems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion of the blast with proud disdain , Frowning , as if in his unconscious arm He held the thunder : but the monarch owes His ...
... ev'n the oak Thrives by the rude concuffion of the storm : He seems indeed indignant , and to feel Th ' impreffion of the blast with proud disdain , Frowning , as if in his unconscious arm He held the thunder : but the monarch owes His ...
Σελίδα 22
... Ev'n age itself seems privileg'd in them , With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and , gracing a gray beard- With youthful fmiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly ...
... Ev'n age itself seems privileg'd in them , With clear exemption from its own defects . A sparkling eye beneath a wrinkled front The vet'ran fhows , and , gracing a gray beard- With youthful fmiles , defcends toward the grave Sprightly ...
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Σελίδα 343 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown: A train-band 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 350 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Σελίδα 139 - 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 275 - Come, then, and, added to thy many crowns, Receive yet one, the crown of all the earth, Thou who alone art worthy ! It was thine By ancient covenant, ere Nature's birth ; And thou hast made it thine by purchase since, And overpaid its value with thy blood.
Σελίδα 218 - He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes.
Σελίδα 65 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design.
Σελίδα 101 - 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 46 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Σελίδα 47 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country and their shackles fall.
Σελίδα 219 - 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 —