The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations: With a Life of the AuthorBaldwin and Cradock, 1836 |
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... waste . " Many mariners were there , Having each his separate care ; They that row'd us held their eyes Fix'd upon the starry skies ; Others steer'd , or turn'd the sails To receive the shifting gales . Love , with power divine supplied ...
... waste . " Many mariners were there , Having each his separate care ; They that row'd us held their eyes Fix'd upon the starry skies ; Others steer'd , or turn'd the sails To receive the shifting gales . Love , with power divine supplied ...
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... waste shall bloom around , And you through all your happy days , Shall bless his name , and sing his praise . " Oh lovely solitude , how sweet The silence of this calm retreat ! Here Truth , the fair whom I pursue , Gives all her beauty ...
... waste shall bloom around , And you through all your happy days , Shall bless his name , and sing his praise . " Oh lovely solitude , how sweet The silence of this calm retreat ! Here Truth , the fair whom I pursue , Gives all her beauty ...
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... waste , Nor dares affirm he loves . Scorn'd by the thoughtless and the vain , To God he presses near ; Superior to the world's disdain , And happy in it's sneer . Oh welcome , in his heart he says , Humility 34 COWPER'S POems . God ...
... waste , Nor dares affirm he loves . Scorn'd by the thoughtless and the vain , To God he presses near ; Superior to the world's disdain , And happy in it's sneer . Oh welcome , in his heart he says , Humility 34 COWPER'S POems . God ...
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... wastes my strength away . In sylvan scenes and caverns rude , I taste the sweets of solitude ; Retired indeed , but not alone , I share them with a Spouse unknown , Who hides me here , from envious eyes , From all intrusion and surprise ...
... wastes my strength away . In sylvan scenes and caverns rude , I taste the sweets of solitude ; Retired indeed , but not alone , I share them with a Spouse unknown , Who hides me here , from envious eyes , From all intrusion and surprise ...
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... Ye Birds ! that lessen as ye fly , And vanish in the distant sky ; To whom yon airy waste belongs , Resounding with your cheerful songs ; Haste to escape from human sight ! Fear less the SECRETS OF DIVINE LOVE TO BE KEPT . 39.
... Ye Birds ! that lessen as ye fly , And vanish in the distant sky ; To whom yon airy waste belongs , Resounding with your cheerful songs ; Haste to escape from human sight ! Fear less the SECRETS OF DIVINE LOVE TO BE KEPT . 39.
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