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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... poor people , among whom I then lived . Some time after inclination had thus removed him from the harry and the bustle of life , he was still more secluded by a long indisposition , and my pleasure was succeeded by a proportionable ...
... poor people , among whom I then lived . Some time after inclination had thus removed him from the harry and the bustle of life , he was still more secluded by a long indisposition , and my pleasure was succeeded by a proportionable ...
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... Poor Africans The Morning Dream The Poet , the Oyster , and the Sensitive Plant The Shrubbery The Winter Nosegay Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Happiness of the Mar- 191 193 • ib . • 194 • 196 197 199 The Pineapple and the Bee The ...
... Poor Africans The Morning Dream The Poet , the Oyster , and the Sensitive Plant The Shrubbery The Winter Nosegay Mutual Forbearance necessary to the Happiness of the Mar- 191 193 • ib . • 194 • 196 197 199 The Pineapple and the Bee The ...
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... poor and free ! To be the Table Talk of clubs up - stairs , To which th ' unwash'd artificer repairs To indulge his genius after long fatigue , By diving into cabinet intrigue ( For what kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him is ...
... poor and free ! To be the Table Talk of clubs up - stairs , To which th ' unwash'd artificer repairs To indulge his genius after long fatigue , By diving into cabinet intrigue ( For what kings deem a toil , as well they may , To him is ...
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... Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once ...
... Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay . Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd , Once ...
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... poor grasshopper must chirp below . Like him unnoticed , I , and such as I , Spread little wings , and rather skip than fly ; Perch'd on the meagre produce of the land , An ell or two of prospect we command ; But never peep beyond the ...
... poor grasshopper must chirp below . Like him unnoticed , I , and such as I , Spread little wings , and rather skip than fly ; Perch'd on the meagre produce of the land , An ell or two of prospect we command ; But never peep beyond the ...
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