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" Nor his, who patient stands till his feet throb And his head thumps, to feed upon the breath Of patriots bursting with heroic rage, Or placemen all tranquillity and smiles. "
Poems - Page 90
by William Cowper - 1806
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A Hand-book of English and American Literature: Historical and Critical ...

Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - American literature - 1884 - 536 pages
...face, Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squeezed And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage: Nor his...heroic rage, Or placemen, all tranquillity and smiles. *****. ft Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates...
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The poetical works of William Cowper [ed.] with prefatory notice by E. Hope

William Cowper - 1885 - 352 pages
...face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squeez'd And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Out-scolds the ranting actor on the stage ; Nor his,...tranquillity and smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work I Which not ev'n critics criticise, that holds Inquisitive attention while I read Fast bound in chains...
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British Classical Authors. Select Specimens of the National Literature of ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...feed upon the Outseolds the ranting actor on the stage: 45 Nor his, who patient stands till his feet ld height recall high thoughts, how soon unsay What...Ease wo,dd recant 65 Vows made in pain, as violen so Which not e'en critics criticise; that holds Inquisitive Attention, while I read, Fast bound in...
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Biographical and Critical Miscellanies

William Hickling Prescott - Authors - 1886 - 264 pages
...the overwhelming tide of emotion! If any one would know how much, let him, after patiently standing "till his feet throb, And his head thumps, to feed...the breath Of patriots bursting with heroic rage," read the same speech in the columns of a morning newspaper, or in the well-concocted report of the...
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The Poetical Works

William Cowper - 1889 - 632 pages
...face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squeezed And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage ; Nor his,...bursting with heroic rage, Or placemen all tranquillity nnd smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! 50 What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations,...
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The Task And Other Poems

William Cowper - 1891 - 204 pages
...face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squeezed And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage; Nor his,...smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! Which not even critics criticise, that holds Inquisitive attention while I read Fast bound in chains of silence,...
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The Task: With Tirocinium, and Selections from the Minor Poems, A.D. 1784-1799

William Cowper - 1896 - 348 pages
...squeezed And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage : 45 Nor his, who patient stands till his feet throb And...tranquillity and smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! 50 Which not even critics criticise; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry

Charles Mackay - English poetry - 1896 - 680 pages
...patient stands till his fed throb, And his head thumps, to feed upon tit breath «J Which not even critics criticise: that holds Inquisitive attention,...I read, Fast bound in chains of silence, which the lair, Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to break; What Is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations,...
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Quotations for Occasions

Quotations, English - 1896 - 244 pages
...Sir John Bowring. Some tell, some hear, some judge of news, some make it. Dryden, SPANISH FRIAR, iv. This folio of four pages, happy work Which not e'en critics criticise, copper, THE TASK, iv. Caused by a dearth of scandal should the vapours Distress our fair ones — let...
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A thousand and one gems of English poetry, selected and arranged by C. Mackay

Charles Mackay - 1897 - 666 pages
...face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeez'd And bor'd with elbow-points through both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage : Nor his,...tranquillity and smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work I Which not even critics criticise: that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains...
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