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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ... - Page 269
by William Cowper - 1790 - 298 pages
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - English poetry - 1830 - 374 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn That showed his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review ...

William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, He held them up, and in his turn Thus shewM his ready wit, " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well...
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The Life and Works of William Cowper: Now First Completed by the ..., Volume 7

William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, — My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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Poems; to which is prefixed a memoir of the author by J. M'Diarmid

William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit : My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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Select poetry for children: with notes, arranged by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit ; " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; [1] Timely — at the right...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 2

English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit ; " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for ,well...
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Poems, by William Cowper, Esq: Together with His Posthumous Poetry ..., Volume 1

William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...not much the worse for wear. Kadi comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed iard must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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