Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - 359 sivua |
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Sivu 7
... live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his pepper corn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite : A fubject's faults a fubject may proclaim , A monarch's errors ...
... live , the courtly laureat pays His quit - rent ode , his pepper corn of praise ; And many a dunce , whose fingers itch to write , Adds , as he can , his tributary mite : A fubject's faults a fubject may proclaim , A monarch's errors ...
Sivu 58
... , Write , if thou can'ft , one letter from the fhades ; One , and one only , charg'd with deep regret That thy worst part , thy principles , live yet ; One fad epiftle thence may cure mankind Of the plague 58 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
... , Write , if thou can'ft , one letter from the fhades ; One , and one only , charg'd with deep regret That thy worst part , thy principles , live yet ; One fad epiftle thence may cure mankind Of the plague 58 THE PROGRESS OF ERROR .
Sivu 75
... LIVE ! Too many , fhock'd at what should charm them most , Defpife the plain direction , and are lost . Heav'n on fuch terms ! ( they cry , with proud difdain ) Incredible , impoffible , and vain ! - Rebel , because ' tis eafy to obeys ...
... LIVE ! Too many , fhock'd at what should charm them most , Defpife the plain direction , and are lost . Heav'n on fuch terms ! ( they cry , with proud difdain ) Incredible , impoffible , and vain ! - Rebel , because ' tis eafy to obeys ...
Sivu 87
... live ! ' Tis done - the raging storm is heard no more , Mercy receives him on her peaceful shore ; And Justice , guardian of the dread command , Drops the red vengeance from his willing hand . A foul redeem'd demands a life of praise ...
... live ! ' Tis done - the raging storm is heard no more , Mercy receives him on her peaceful shore ; And Justice , guardian of the dread command , Drops the red vengeance from his willing hand . A foul redeem'd demands a life of praise ...
Sivu 89
... live - long day , Just earns a scanty pittance ; and at night ' Lies down fecure , her heart and pocket light : Shej for her humble sphere by nature fit , Has little understanding , and no wit , Receives no praife ; but , though her lot ...
... live - long day , Just earns a scanty pittance ; and at night ' Lies down fecure , her heart and pocket light : Shej for her humble sphere by nature fit , Has little understanding , and no wit , Receives no praife ; but , though her lot ...
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Sivu 354 - Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As he had done before.
Sivu 237 - That reaching home, the night, they said, is near, We must not now be parted, sojourn here — The new acquaintance soon became a guest, And made so welcome at their simple feast, He...
Sivu 182 - Tis thus Omnipotence his law fulfils, And vengeance executes what justice wills. Again— the band of commerce was designed To associate all the branches of mankind ; And if a boundless plenty be the robe, Trade is the golden girdle of the globe.
Sivu 351 - Said Gilpin — So am I ! But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Sivu 315 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Sivu 168 - He loved the world that hated him : the tear That dropp'd upon his bible was sincere. Assail'd by scandal, and the tongue of strife, His only answer was — a blameless life ; And he that forged, and he that threw the dart, Had each a brother's interest in his heart.
Sivu 352 - My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin...
Sivu 324 - Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far...
Sivu 356 - Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race.
Sivu 352 - A wig that flowed behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, — Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit : " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit.