The poetical works of William Cowper, Volume 41T. Nelson and Sons, 1863 - 378 pages |
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... smiling countenances of the family to partake of the neat and elegant meal . Conversation continues till tea - time , when an entertaining volume engrosses our thoughts till the last meal is announced . Conversation again , and then ...
... smiling countenances of the family to partake of the neat and elegant meal . Conversation continues till tea - time , when an entertaining volume engrosses our thoughts till the last meal is announced . Conversation again , and then ...
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... smile , to crouch , to please ; If smooth dissimulation , skill'd to grace A devil's purpose with an angel's face ; If smiling peeresses and simpering peers , Encompassing his throne a few short years ; If the guilt carriage and the ...
... smile , to crouch , to please ; If smooth dissimulation , skill'd to grace A devil's purpose with an angel's face ; If smiling peeresses and simpering peers , Encompassing his throne a few short years ; If the guilt carriage and the ...
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... smile , And fill with discontent a British ilse . A. Freeman and slave then , if the case be such , Stand on a level , —and you prove too much . If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be ...
... smile , And fill with discontent a British ilse . A. Freeman and slave then , if the case be such , Stand on a level , —and you prove too much . If all men indiscriminately share His fostering power , and tutelary care , As well be ...
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... smiling down , and fix her here . But when a country ( one that I could name ) In prostitution sinks the sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , To be let or sold ; When perjury , that heaven ...
... smiling down , and fix her here . But when a country ( one that I could name ) In prostitution sinks the sense of shame ; When infamous venality , grown bold , Writes on his bosom , To be let or sold ; When perjury , that heaven ...
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... smile , the sweetness , or the grace ; The dark and sullen humour of the time Judged every effort of the Muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ; But when the second Charles ...
... smile , the sweetness , or the grace ; The dark and sullen humour of the time Judged every effort of the Muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ; But when the second Charles ...
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Page 295 - There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise.
Page 268 - OH ! for a closer walk with God , A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb ! Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word ? What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void, The world can never fill.
Page 289 - God in Israel sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil ; These spring up and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer ; Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
Page 477 - Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary! For could I view nor them nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I see? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary! Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign; Yet, gently prest, press gently mine, My Mary!
Page 315 - And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell, "This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. • But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels, The post-boy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels.
Page 443 - Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd I long believed.
Page 391 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 118 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies!
Page 134 - Sacred to neatness and repose, the alcove, The chamber, or refectory, may die. A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when held within their proper bounds And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take their pastime in the spacious field.
Page 39 - Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course.