Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - 359 страници |
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... flow'r , for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of golden fruitage , and her myrtle bow'rs . To shake thy fenate , and from heights fublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes , was never meant ...
... flow'r , for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of golden fruitage , and her myrtle bow'rs . To shake thy fenate , and from heights fublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes , was never meant ...
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... flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : The man we celebrate muft find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves . Nothing is proof against the gen'ral curfe Of vanity , 104 BOOK III , THE TASK ,
... flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : The man we celebrate muft find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves . Nothing is proof against the gen'ral curfe Of vanity , 104 BOOK III , THE TASK ,
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... flow'r on earth Is virtue ; th ' only lasting treasure , truth . But what is truth ? ' twas Pilate's question , put To Truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ...
... flow'r on earth Is virtue ; th ' only lasting treasure , truth . But what is truth ? ' twas Pilate's question , put To Truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ...
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... flow'r to flow'r , and ev'n the breathing air Wafts the rich prize to its appointed use . Not 118 BOOK III . THE TASK .
... flow'r to flow'r , and ev'n the breathing air Wafts the rich prize to its appointed use . Not 118 BOOK III . THE TASK .
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... flow'r , Muft lend its aid t ' illuftrate all their charms , And drefs the regular yet various fcene . Plant behind plant aspiring , in the van The dwarfish , in the rear retir'd , but still Sublime above the reft , the statelier stand ...
... flow'r , Muft lend its aid t ' illuftrate all their charms , And drefs the regular yet various fcene . Plant behind plant aspiring , in the van The dwarfish , in the rear retir'd , but still Sublime above the reft , the statelier stand ...
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