The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc., and Adam; a Sacred Drama; from the Italian of Gio. Battista Andreini, with a Memoir of the AuthorD. Appleton, 1856 - English poetry |
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... stand . No sycophant or slave , that dared oppose Her sacred cause , but trembled when he rose ; And every venal stickler for the yoke Felt himself crush'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are raised to station and command , When ...
... stand . No sycophant or slave , that dared oppose Her sacred cause , but trembled when he rose ; And every venal stickler for the yoke Felt himself crush'd at the first word he spoke . Such men are raised to station and command , When ...
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... stands like the cerulean arch we see , Majestic in its own simplicity . Inscribed above the portal , from afar Conspicuous , as the brightness of a star , Legible only by the light they give , Stand the soul - quickening words — Believe ...
... stands like the cerulean arch we see , Majestic in its own simplicity . Inscribed above the portal , from afar Conspicuous , as the brightness of a star , Legible only by the light they give , Stand the soul - quickening words — Believe ...
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... stand acknowledged , while the world shall stand , The most important and effectual guard , Support and ornament of Virtue's cause . There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! -His theme divine , His ...
... stand acknowledged , while the world shall stand , The most important and effectual guard , Support and ornament of Virtue's cause . There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! -His theme divine , His ...
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