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Poems - Page 294
by William Cowper - 1802
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The poems of William Cowper, with notes from his own correspondence

William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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Historical and Literary Tour of a Foreigner in England and Scotland, Volume 2

Amédée Pichot - England - 1825 - 510 pages
...honour, with an artless tongue Affectionate, a mother lost so long. I will obey not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art...
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Cowper's Minor Poems

William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that I limi...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, u mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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Literary gems [ed. by J.S.].

Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own ; And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art...
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Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day ...

John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...artless song. Affectionate, a mother lost so long. I will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, aa the precept were her own: And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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Exercises in Reading and Recitation

Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own: And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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The Sacred Lyre: Comprising Poems, Devotional, Moral and Preceptive ...

Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. J will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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The Poems of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou...
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