Poems, Volume 1Pr. por C. and J. Rivington, 1825 - 480 pages |
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... force A mind well - lodged , and masculine of course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if Authority ...
... force A mind well - lodged , and masculine of course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But if Authority ...
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... attains , beneath her happy reign , The growth that nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening on her view , She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no TABLE TALK .
... attains , beneath her happy reign , The growth that nature meant she should attain ; The varied fields of science , ever new , Opening and wider opening on her view , She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no TABLE TALK .
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William Cowper. She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no base fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most reveal'd before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day ...
William Cowper. She ventures onward with a prosperous force , While no base fear impedes her in her course . Religion , richest favour of the skies , Stands most reveal'd before the freeman's eyes ; No shades of superstition blot the day ...
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... force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame ; She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But ...
... force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame ; She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But ...
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... force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when Dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's , stand , Beating alternately , in measured time ...
... force ; That , like some cottage beauty , strikes the heart , Quite unindebted to the tricks of art . When Labour and when Dulness , club in hand , Like the two figures at St. Dunstan's , stand , Beating alternately , in measured time ...
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beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind mounted best muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymph o'er once palæstra pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure praise pride prize proud prove red vengeance rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shepherd's rod shine sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wisely store wonder worth youth