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Page vii
... looks and their language they wish to persuade us they are happy , would be glad to change their conditions with a dog . But in defiance of all their efforts , they continue to think , forebode , and tremble . This we know , for it has ...
... looks and their language they wish to persuade us they are happy , would be glad to change their conditions with a dog . But in defiance of all their efforts , they continue to think , forebode , and tremble . This we know , for it has ...
Page 4
... looks on ! - If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , E'en when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band , call'd patriot for no cause , But ...
... looks on ! - If monarchy consist in such base things , Sighing , I say again , I pity kings ! To be suspected , thwarted , and withstood , E'en when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band , call'd patriot for no cause , But ...
Page 7
... look big , and talk away Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not form'd , like us , with such Herculean powers , The Frenchman , easy , debonair , and brisk , Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign ...
... look big , and talk away Born in a climate softer far than ours , Not form'd , like us , with such Herculean powers , The Frenchman , easy , debonair , and brisk , Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign ...
Page 9
... look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that ...
... look his master in the face ; When the rude rabble's watchword was - Destroy , And blazing London seem'd a second Troy ; Liberty blush'd , and hung her drooping head , Beheld their progress with the deepest dread ; Blush'd , that ...
Page 10
... looks gave law . His speech , his form , his action , full of grace , And all his country beaming in his face , He stood , as some inimitable hand Would strive to make a Paul or Tully stand . No sycophant or slave , that dared oppose ...
... looks gave law . His speech , his form , his action , full of grace , And all his country beaming in his face , He stood , as some inimitable hand Would strive to make a Paul or Tully stand . No sycophant or slave , that dared oppose ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death 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 hear heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs 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 wonder worth youth