Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 |
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Side 5
... poet's boast ) The lie that flatters I. abhor the most . Those arts be their's who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him has no need to feign . A. Your smooth eulogium , to one crown ad- dress'd TABLE TALK . 5.
... poet's boast ) The lie that flatters I. abhor the most . Those arts be their's who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him has no need to feign . A. Your smooth eulogium , to one crown ad- dress'd TABLE TALK . 5.
Side 11
... poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Britain's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . 1 B. The ...
... poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a syren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what pow'r maintains A Britain's scorn of arbitrary chains ? That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . 1 B. The ...
Side 16
... poet's muse , his passion and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me ...
... poet's muse , his passion and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me ...
Side 26
... informs The poet's heart ; he looks to distant storms ; He hears the thunder ere the ' tempest low'rs ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human pow'rs ,. 1 Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts 26 TABLE TALK .
... informs The poet's heart ; he looks to distant storms ; He hears the thunder ere the ' tempest low'rs ; And , arm'd with strength surpassing human pow'rs ,. 1 Seizes events as yet unknown to man , And darts 26 TABLE TALK .
Side 37
... poet's just pretence- Fervency , freedom , fluency of thought , Harmony , strength , words exquisitely sought ; Fancy , that from the bow that spans the sky Brings colours , dipt in heav'n , that never die ; A soul exalted above earth ...
... poet's just pretence- Fervency , freedom , fluency of thought , Harmony , strength , words exquisitely sought ; Fancy , that from the bow that spans the sky Brings colours , dipt in heav'n , that never die ; A soul exalted above earth ...
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beams beneath bids blest bliss blooming groves boast breast brighter day call'd charms courser dark declension deeds delight design'd divine docet dream earth ev'ning ev'ry eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flow'rs folly fool form'd frown give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace hand happy hast hate hear heart heav'n heav'nly hope hour int'rest joys land learn'd life's light lov'd lust lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never o'er once pass'd peace pharisee PINE-APPLE pity plain pleasure poet's pow'r praise pray'rs pride proud prove religion Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd scripture seem'd shine sight skies slave smile song sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee their's theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wisdom woes zeal