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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... means of defence . They have a trust , a strong and powerful trust , in their own peculiar sources of happiness . The bright creations of their imagination keep them in a gay and summer Eden of delight , and they rest contented in the ...
... means of defence . They have a trust , a strong and powerful trust , in their own peculiar sources of happiness . The bright creations of their imagination keep them in a gay and summer Eden of delight , and they rest contented in the ...
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... means of doing good , the estimation in which he was held added the benevolence of others , and he was ap pointed by more than one wealthy person who ad mired his goodness , to administer their alms . It is , however , to be doubted ...
... means of doing good , the estimation in which he was held added the benevolence of others , and he was ap pointed by more than one wealthy person who ad mired his goodness , to administer their alms . It is , however , to be doubted ...
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... means to restore his health , but their solicitude wa : vain , and he continued sunk in a melancholy which could neither be removed nor alleviated . It was at length determined to try the experiment of a change of 16 MEMOIR OF.
... means to restore his health , but their solicitude wa : vain , and he continued sunk in a melancholy which could neither be removed nor alleviated . It was at length determined to try the experiment of a change of 16 MEMOIR OF.
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... means apparently conducive to satisfaction within his reach : but in due time the cause of his disappointment was discovered to him- he had lived without God in the world . In a memo- rable hour the wisdom which is from above visited ...
... means apparently conducive to satisfaction within his reach : but in due time the cause of his disappointment was discovered to him- he had lived without God in the world . In a memo- rable hour the wisdom which is from above visited ...
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... means mercy to a land . He speaks , and they appear ; to him they owe Skill to direct , and strength to strike the blow ; To manage with address , to seize with power , The crisis of a dark decisive hour : So Gideon earn'd a victory not ...
... means mercy to a land . He speaks , and they appear ; to him they owe Skill to direct , and strength to strike the blow ; To manage with address , to seize with power , The crisis of a dark decisive hour : So Gideon earn'd a victory not ...
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