Poems, Volume 1C. and C. Whittingham ... ; sold by Thomas Tegg ..., R. Jennings ..., and Richard Griffin and Company, 1824 - English poetry |
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... charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind 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 ...
... charms to show , That slaves , howe'er contented , never know . The mind 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 ...
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... charm'd the town ; But measures , plann'd and executed well , Shifted the wind that raised it , and it fell . He trod the very self - same ground you tread , And Victory refuted all he said . B. And yet his judgment was not framed amiss ...
... charm'd the town ; But measures , plann'd and executed well , Shifted the wind that raised it , and it fell . He trod the very self - same ground you tread , And Victory refuted all he said . B. And yet his judgment was not framed amiss ...
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... charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies ...
... charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf , from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ! They trust in armies ...
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... too : but modern taste Is so refined , and delicate , and chaste , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear , And 14 TABLE TALK .
... too : but modern taste Is so refined , and delicate , and chaste , That verse , whatever fire the fancy warms , Without a creamy smoothness has no charms . Thus , all success depending on an ear , And 14 TABLE TALK .
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... charms the woodland scenes and wilds unknown With artless airs and concerts of her own : But seldom ( as if fearful of expense ) Vouchsafes to man a poet's just pretence- Fervency , freedom , fluency of thought , Harmony , strength ...
... charms the woodland scenes and wilds unknown With artless airs and concerts of her own : But seldom ( as if fearful of expense ) Vouchsafes to man a poet's just pretence- Fervency , freedom , fluency of thought , Harmony , strength ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream Druids e'en earth Edmonton eyes fair fancy fast fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory GLOWWORM God's grace hand happy hear heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind Muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom zeal