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Σελίδα 39
Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air , that moment
they are free , They touch our country and their shackles fall . That ' s noble , and
bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing . Spread it then , And let it ...
Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air , that moment
they are free , They touch our country and their shackles fall . That ' s noble , and
bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing . Spread it then , And let it ...
Τι λένε οι χρήστες - Σύνταξη κριτικής
Δεν εντοπίσαμε κριτικές στις συνήθεις τοποθεσίες.
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
beauty beneath beſt BOOK breath cauſe charge charms courſe death deep delights divine dream earth ev'ry fair fall fear feeds feel field fire firſt flow'r folly force fruit give grace half hand happy head heart heav'n himſelf hold hope human juſt kind king laſt leaſt leaves length leſs light live loſs manners means mind moſt muſt nature never once peace perhaps play pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe proud prove reſt riſe ſcene ſchools ſee ſeek ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſmiles ſome ſon ſoon ſound ſtill ſuch ſweet taſte thee theme themſelves theſe thine things thoſe thou thought thouſand true truth turn uſe virtue walk whoſe wind winter wiſdom worth
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 253 - 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 263 - The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run.
Σελίδα 173 - Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Σελίδα 44 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Σελίδα 255 - For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more.
Σελίδα 200 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain for us ! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy, Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna round.
Σελίδα 263 - And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell, This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein.
Σελίδα 257 - So fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.
Σελίδα 256 - And keep it safe and sound. 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 158 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | Poems, Τόμος 2 Poems, William Cowper |
| Συγγραφέας | William Cowper |
| Έκδοση | 4 |
| Εκδόθηκε | 1787 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | Πανεπιστήμιο Οξφόρδης |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 20 Οκτ. 2006 |
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