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... Thee , gentle savage * ! whom no love of thee • Omai . Or thine , but curiosity perhaps , Or else vainglory 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
... Thee , gentle savage * ! whom no love of thee • Omai . Or thine , but curiosity perhaps , Or else vainglory 24 BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . The dream is pass'd ... thee as once ? And have thy joys Lost nothing by comparison with ours ? Rude as thou art ( for we return'd thee rude ...
... thee here With what superior skill we can abuse The gifts of Providence , and squander life . The dream is pass'd ... thee as once ? And have thy joys Lost nothing by comparison with ours ? Rude as thou art ( for we return'd thee rude ...
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... thee pale With conflict of contending hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepared To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt ...
... thee pale With conflict of contending hopes and fears . But comes at last the dull and dusky eve , And sends thee to thy cabin , well prepared To dream all night of what the day denied . Alas ! expect it not . We found no bait To tempt ...
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... thee , would not hold thee fast , Freedom ! whom they that lose thee so regret , That e'en a judgment , making way for thee , Seems in their eyes a mercy for thy sake . Such evil Sin hath wrought ; and such a flame Kindled in Heaven ...
... thee , would not hold thee fast , Freedom ! whom they that lose thee so regret , That e'en a judgment , making way for thee , Seems in their eyes a mercy for thy sake . Such evil Sin hath wrought ; and such a flame Kindled in Heaven ...
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... thee ! Happy the man , who sees a God employ'd In all the good and ill that chequer life ! Resolving all events , with their effects And manifold results , into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme . Did not his eye rule all ...
... thee ! Happy the man , who sees a God employ'd In all the good and ill that chequer life ! Resolving all events , with their effects And manifold results , into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme . Did not his eye rule all ...
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beauty beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause cerning charge CHARLES ROLLS charms clime delights design'd distant divine dream e'en Earth ease fair fame fancy feed feel field of glory flower folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits give glory grace grave groves hand happy heart Heaven honour human JOHN SHARPE king labour learn'd less live lost lyre MARCH 25 mercy Mighty winds mind mischief nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once palmistry pass'd peace perhaps pleasures plebeian praise prize proud prove rapture riddance rude rural sacred sake scene schools scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight slaves sleep sloth smile SOFA song soon soul sound spare stroke sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art toil touch'd trembling truth twas virtue WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise wonder worth youth