Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... never meant the rule should be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drenched in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his memory , dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field ...
... never meant the rule should be applied To him that fights with justice on his side . Let laurels , drenched in pure Parnassian dews , Reward his memory , dear to every muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field ...
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William Cowper. 4. Thus men whose thoughts contemplative havè On situations that they never felt , Start up sagacious , covered with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , [ dwelt And prate and preach about what others prove , As ...
William Cowper. 4. Thus men whose thoughts contemplative havè On situations that they never felt , Start up sagacious , covered with the dust Of dreaming study and pedantic rust , [ dwelt And prate and preach about what others prove , As ...
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... never feel the alacrity and joy With which he shouts and carols VIVE LE ROY , Filled with as much true merriment and glee , As if he heard his king say - Slave , be free . Thus happiness depends , as nature shows , Less on exterior ...
... never feel the alacrity and joy With which he shouts and carols VIVE LE ROY , Filled with as much true merriment and glee , As if he heard his king say - Slave , be free . Thus happiness depends , as nature shows , Less on exterior ...
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... never hides his face ) Two or three millions of the human race , And not a tongue enquires , how , where , or when , Though conscience will have twinges now and then ; When profanation of the sacred cause In all its parts , times ...
... never hides his face ) Two or three millions of the human race , And not a tongue enquires , how , where , or when , Though conscience will have twinges now and then ; When profanation of the sacred cause In all its parts , times ...
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... never feel ; If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire indignation and a sense of ...
... never feel ; If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire indignation and a sense of ...
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beauty beneath bids blest boast breath cause charms dæmons deem delight divine dream e'en earth ease East Dereham eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour hope hour human Inner Temple John Gilpin labour land light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace perhaps pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rest Robert Throckmorton rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shine sighs sight skies smile song soon soul sound stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste William Bull WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM WILBERFORCE wind wisdom wonder worth youth