The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never Before Published in this Country. With a New and Interesting Memoir of the Life of ThomsonJ. Grigg, Elliot & Company, 1847 - 537 páginas |
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... Scripture warped from its intent . The carriage bowls along , and all are pleased If Tom be sober , and the wheels well greased ; But if the rogue have gone a cup too far , Left out his linchpin , or forgot his tar , It suffers ...
... Scripture warped from its intent . The carriage bowls along , and all are pleased If Tom be sober , and the wheels well greased ; But if the rogue have gone a cup too far , Left out his linchpin , or forgot his tar , It suffers ...
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... Scripture lies , and blasphemy is sense : If clemency revolted by abuse Be damnable , then damned without excuse . Some dream that they can silence , when they will , The storm of passion , and say , Peace , be still ; But " Thus far ...
... Scripture lies , and blasphemy is sense : If clemency revolted by abuse Be damnable , then damned without excuse . Some dream that they can silence , when they will , The storm of passion , and say , Peace , be still ; But " Thus far ...
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... Scripture no where recommends , Devised by self to answer selfish ends , Give saintship , then all Europe must agree Ten starveling hermits suffer less than he . The truth is ( if the truth may suit your ear , And prejudice have left a ...
... Scripture no where recommends , Devised by self to answer selfish ends , Give saintship , then all Europe must agree Ten starveling hermits suffer less than he . The truth is ( if the truth may suit your ear , And prejudice have left a ...
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... Scripture was his jest - book , whence he drew Bon mots to gall the Christian and the Jew ; An infidel in health , but what when sick ? Oh - then a text would touch him at the quick : View him at Paris in his last career , Surrounding ...
... Scripture was his jest - book , whence he drew Bon mots to gall the Christian and the Jew ; An infidel in health , but what when sick ? Oh - then a text would touch him at the quick : View him at Paris in his last career , Surrounding ...
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... Scripture yields , ) or hope to find , a friend ? Sorrow might muse herself to madness then , And , seeking exile from the sight of men , Bury herself in solitude profound , Grow frantic with her pangs , and bite the ground Thus often ...
... Scripture yields , ) or hope to find , a friend ? Sorrow might muse herself to madness then , And , seeking exile from the sight of men , Bury herself in solitude profound , Grow frantic with her pangs , and bite the ground Thus often ...
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beauty beneath blank verse blessing boast Bodham cause charms COWPER dear cousin DEAR FRIEND death delight divine dream e'en earth eyes fair fancy favour fear feel flowers folly give glory grace hand happy hast hear heard heart Heaven Homer honour hope Huntingdon Iliad John Gilpin JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL kind labour LADY HESKETH least less letter live Lord lyre mercy mind muse nature never numbers o'er occasion Olney once peace perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet poor praise present prove received scene scorn Scripture seems shine sight skies smile song soon soul spirit suppose sure sweet taste tell thank thee theme thine thing thou thought Throckmorton tion truth Twas verse virtue Weston Weston Underwood WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM UNWIN wisdom wish wonder worth write