The Poetical Works of William CowperLovell, 1881 - 516 páginas |
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... spirits somewhat akin to what I should have felt had the dear original presented herself to my embraces . I kissed it , and hung it where it is the last object that I see at night , and , of course , the first on which I open my eyes in ...
... spirits somewhat akin to what I should have felt had the dear original presented herself to my embraces . I kissed it , and hung it where it is the last object that I see at night , and , of course , the first on which I open my eyes in ...
Página iv
... spirit of the poet , that he refrains from mentioning the name of his persecutor . In consequence of an affection in the eyes which threat- ened to deprive him of sight , he was sent to an eminent oculist in London , in whose house he ...
... spirit of the poet , that he refrains from mentioning the name of his persecutor . In consequence of an affection in the eyes which threat- ened to deprive him of sight , he was sent to an eminent oculist in London , in whose house he ...
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... spirits , as none but they who have felt the same can have the least conception of . Day and night I was upon the rack , lying down in horror , and rising up in despair . " This despondency lasted for nearly twelve months . Cowper's ...
... spirits , as none but they who have felt the same can have the least conception of . Day and night I was upon the rack , lying down in horror , and rising up in despair . " This despondency lasted for nearly twelve months . Cowper's ...
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... spirits , " he informs Lady Hes- keth , " which may have prevented many a man from becom ing an author , made me one . I find constant employment necessary , and therefore take care to be constantly em- ployed . " " When I can find no ...
... spirits , " he informs Lady Hes- keth , " which may have prevented many a man from becom ing an author , made me one . I find constant employment necessary , and therefore take care to be constantly em- ployed . " " When I can find no ...
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... spirit of the most liberal charity . Cowper's Poems need no panegyric of ours ; they have taken a permanent place among the literary treasures of the English language . They were the genuine utterance of his own heart ; and their manly ...
... spirit of the most liberal charity . Cowper's Poems need no panegyric of ours ; they have taken a permanent place among the literary treasures of the English language . They were the genuine utterance of his own heart ; and their manly ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Art thou beauty beneath blest boast Boötes breast breath call'd cause charms dear delight design'd divine dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair faith fame fancy fear feel fill'd fire fix'd flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly honour hope hour human JEHOVAH-SHALOM labour land learn'd light live Lord lyre mercy mind mounted best muse nature never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMNS once pain palæstra peace pleasure praise prayer pride prove rapture rest sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shew shine sight skies smile song soon soul sound stamp'd stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling trifler truth Twas verse virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wisely store wonder worth youth
Pasajes populares
Página 234 - 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!
Página 277 - 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.
Página 316 - My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth; But higher far my proud pretensions rise, — The son of parents passed into the skies!
Página 165 - 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.
Página 234 - 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.
Página 164 - tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright...
Página 121 - Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh, Yet heard in scenes where peace for ever reigns, And only there, please highly for their sake.
Página 150 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades. ^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore And in his hands and feet the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts He drew them forth, and healed and bade me live.
Página 315 - All this, and more endearing still than all, Thy constant flow of love, that knew no fall, Ne'er roughen'd by those cataracts and breaks, That humour interposed too often makes...
Página 192 - But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize. And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.