The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... glory , built On selfish principles , is shame and guilt ; The deeds that men admire as half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears The laurel , that the very ...
... glory , built On selfish principles , is shame and guilt ; The deeds that men admire as half divine , Stark naught , because corrupt in their design . Strange doctrine this ! that without scruple tears The laurel , that the very ...
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... glory in his plumes ; He , Christianlike , retreats with modest mien To the close copse , or far sequester'd green , And shines without desiring to be seen . The plea of works , as arrogant and vain , Heaven turns from with abhorrence ...
... glory in his plumes ; He , Christianlike , retreats with modest mien To the close copse , or far sequester'd green , And shines without desiring to be seen . The plea of works , as arrogant and vain , Heaven turns from with abhorrence ...
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... glory in his eyes , Supreme on Earth , and worthy of the skies , Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a god ! So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song magnificent - the ...
... glory in his eyes , Supreme on Earth , and worthy of the skies , Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a god ! So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song magnificent - the ...
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... glory and too weak to rise ? Torpid and dull beneath a frozen zone , Has she no spark that may be deem'd her own ? Grant her indebted to what zealot's call Grace undeserved , yet surely not for all— Some beams of rectitude she yet ...
... glory and too weak to rise ? Torpid and dull beneath a frozen zone , Has she no spark that may be deem'd her own ? Grant her indebted to what zealot's call Grace undeserved , yet surely not for all— Some beams of rectitude she yet ...
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... unjust ; He heard the wheels of an avenging God Groan heavily along the distant road : Saw Babylon set wide her two - leaved brass , To let the military deluge pass ; Jerusalem a prey , her glory soil'd , Her princes 82 EXPOSTULATION .
... unjust ; He heard the wheels of an avenging God Groan heavily along the distant road : Saw Babylon set wide her two - leaved brass , To let the military deluge pass ; Jerusalem a prey , her glory soil'd , Her princes 82 EXPOSTULATION .
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ANGELES beams beneath bids blasphemy bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast CALIFORN call'd charms Cowper dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Eartham Edmonton eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy heart Heaven heavenly hope hour John Gilpin labour land learn'd light LOS ANGELES lust lyre mankind mercy mind Muse Nature never night o'er Olney once Parnassian pass'd peace pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove racter sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas Unwin verse virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wisdom zeal