The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... wisdom and repentance ere too late . Not only Vice disposes and prepares The mind , that slumbers sweetly in her snares , To stoop to Tyranny's usurp'd command , And bend her polish'd neck beneath his hand ( A dire effect , by one of ...
... wisdom and repentance ere too late . Not only Vice disposes and prepares The mind , that slumbers sweetly in her snares , To stoop to Tyranny's usurp'd command , And bend her polish'd neck beneath his hand ( A dire effect , by one of ...
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... wisdom , comeliness , and worth , And call her charms to public notice forth- Than Vice's mean and disingenuous race , To hide the shocking features of her face . Her form with dress and lotion they repair ; Then kiss their idol , and ...
... wisdom , comeliness , and worth , And call her charms to public notice forth- Than Vice's mean and disingenuous race , To hide the shocking features of her face . Her form with dress and lotion they repair ; Then kiss their idol , and ...
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... wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We slight the precious kernel of the stone , And toil to polish its rough coat alone . A just deportment , manners graced with ease , Elegant phrase , and figure form'd to please , Are qualities that ...
... wisdom falls before exterior grace ; We slight the precious kernel of the stone , And toil to polish its rough coat alone . A just deportment , manners graced with ease , Elegant phrase , and figure form'd to please , Are qualities that ...
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... wisdom were a flame Celestial , though they knew not whence it came , Derived from the same source of light and grace , That guides the Christian in his swifter race ; Their judge was Conscience , and her rule their law , That rule ...
... wisdom were a flame Celestial , though they knew not whence it came , Derived from the same source of light and grace , That guides the Christian in his swifter race ; Their judge was Conscience , and her rule their law , That rule ...
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... wisdom , learn'd before , Had shed immortal glories on your brow , That all your virtues cannot purchase now . All joy to the believer ! he can speak— Trembling yet happy , confident yet meek . Since the dear hour , that brought me to ...
... wisdom , learn'd before , Had shed immortal glories on your brow , That all your virtues cannot purchase now . All joy to the believer ! he can speak— Trembling yet happy , confident yet meek . Since the dear hour , that brought me to ...
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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