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 Author, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1856 |
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... gives rise to a train of reflections which , pain- ful as they may be , leave an impression on the mind partaking ... give greater elasticity to his spirits . He had not a sufficient stock of either , to meet the quick demand that is ...
... gives rise to a train of reflections which , pain- ful as they may be , leave an impression on the mind partaking ... give greater elasticity to his spirits . He had not a sufficient stock of either , to meet the quick demand that is ...
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... give in gratitude for attention . For more than a year the malady continued at its height , but after that time his health had an appear- ance of improvement , and he began to employ him- self in taming the three hares which are ...
... give in gratitude for attention . For more than a year the malady continued at its height , but after that time his health had an appear- ance of improvement , and he began to employ him- self in taming the three hares which are ...
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... give Religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ...
... give Religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeign'd , To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ...
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... Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of misery far away ; He drinks his simple beverage with a gust , And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the ...
... Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of misery far away ; He drinks his simple beverage with a gust , And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the ...
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... Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts ; Not skulk or put on a prudential mask , As if their duty were a desperate task ; Let active laws ...
... Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts ; Not skulk or put on a prudential mask , As if their duty were a desperate task ; Let active laws ...
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