PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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... not moved with what he reads , That takes not fire at their heroic deeds , Unworthy of the blessings of the brave , Is base in kind , and born to be a slave . B But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch , to naught 13 TABLE TALK.
... not moved with what he reads , That takes not fire at their heroic deeds , Unworthy of the blessings of the brave , Is base in kind , and born to be a slave . B But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch , to naught 13 TABLE TALK.
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... course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce bút noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But , if Authority grow wanton , woe To him 6 TABLE TALK .
... course . Hence Liberty , sweet Liberty inspires And keeps alive his fierce bút noble fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul ; But , if Authority grow wanton , woe To him 6 TABLE TALK .
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... Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away Born ...
... Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine and gay , Is kept to strut , look big , and talk away Born ...
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... fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens , with a warmth divine , The powers , that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The ...
... fire without the sacrifice . The stream , that feeds the wellspring of the heart , Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens , with a warmth divine , The powers , that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The ...
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William Cowper. But no prophetic fires to me belong ; I play with syllables , and sport in song . A. At Westminster ... fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear , And ...
William Cowper. But no prophetic fires to me belong ; I play with syllables , and sport in song . A. At Westminster ... fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear , And ...
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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 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 whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth