The poetical works of William Cowper, ed. by W.M. Rossetti1879 |
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... Darkness 36. Welcome Cross 37. Afflictions Sanctified by the Word 38. Temptation 39. Looking Upwards in a Storm 40. The Valley of the Shadow of Death 41. Peace after a Storm 42. Mourning and Longing 43. Self - acquaintance . 44. Prayer ...
... Darkness 36. Welcome Cross 37. Afflictions Sanctified by the Word 38. Temptation 39. Looking Upwards in a Storm 40. The Valley of the Shadow of Death 41. Peace after a Storm 42. Mourning and Longing 43. Self - acquaintance . 44. Prayer ...
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... darkness did not as yet close in upon him : there were intervals of lumour , in which he com- posed some small pieces , and attended to the revision of his Homer . The end was gloomy : religious despair was busy in tormenting his mind ...
... darkness did not as yet close in upon him : there were intervals of lumour , in which he com- posed some small pieces , and attended to the revision of his Homer . The end was gloomy : religious despair was busy in tormenting his mind ...
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... dark decisive hour . So Gideon earned a victory not his own , Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey , They ...
... dark decisive hour . So Gideon earned a victory not his own , Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey , They ...
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... Unchangeably connected with its cause , ) But Providence himself will intervene To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene All are his instruments ; each form of war , • What burns at home , or threatens from afar , TABLE TALK . 9.
... Unchangeably connected with its cause , ) But Providence himself will intervene To throw his dark displeasure o'er the scene All are his instruments ; each form of war , • What burns at home , or threatens from afar , TABLE TALK . 9.
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... darkness past , Emerged all splendour in our isle at last . Thus lovely Halcyons dive into the main , Then show far off their shining plumes again . A. Is genius only found in epic lays ? Prove this , and forfeit all pretence to praise ...
... darkness past , Emerged all splendour in our isle at last . Thus lovely Halcyons dive into the main , Then show far off their shining plumes again . A. Is genius only found in epic lays ? Prove this , and forfeit all pretence to praise ...
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Adam angels arms art thou beauty Beelzebub Behold beneath blessed blest bliss boast breast breath charms dark dear death delight divine dread dream earth eternal eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flowers flowers of Eden folly frown fruit give glory GOD THE FATHER grace hand happy hast heart heaven heavenly honour hope human labour light live Lord lost Lucifer lyre mercy mighty mind Muse nature Nebaioth never nymph o'er once pain peace pleasure praise pride proud prove red vengeance rills sacred Satan scene scorn Serpent shame shepherd's rod shine sighs sight skies smile song soul sound stream sublime sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas virtue waste wings wisdom wonder worth youth
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Page 274 - OH ! for a closer walk with God , A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Page 341 - And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell, This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run.
Page 428 - Its semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm allayed, No light propitious shone, When, snatched from all effectual aid, We perished, each alone: But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelmed in deeper gulfs than he.
Page 168 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 337 - I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. " I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the Calender Will lend his horse to go.
Page 316 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Page 202 - Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Page 136 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more...
Page 274 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 327 - OH, happy shades — to me unblest ! Friendly to peace, but not to me ! How ill the scene that offers rest, And heart that cannot rest, agree ! This glassy stream, that spreading pine, Those alders, quivering to the breeze, Might soothe a soul less hurt than mine, And please, if any thing could please. But fix'd unalterable Care Foregoes not what she feels within, Shows the same sadness every where, ' And slights the season and the scene.