Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1795 |
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... flow'r , for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of golden fruitage , and her myrtle bow'rs . To shake thy fenate , and from heights füblime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes , was never meant ...
... flow'r , for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of golden fruitage , and her myrtle bow'rs . To shake thy fenate , and from heights füblime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes , was never meant ...
Strona 104
... flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : The man we celebrate muft find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves , Nothing is proof against the gen'ral curfe Of vanity , 3 IC4 BOOK III , THE ...
... flow'r difhevell'd in the wind ; Riches have wings , and grandeur is a dream : The man we celebrate muft find a tomb , And we that worship him ignoble graves , Nothing is proof against the gen'ral curfe Of vanity , 3 IC4 BOOK III , THE ...
Strona 105
... flow'r on earth Is virtue ; th ' only lafting treasure , truth . But what is truth ? ' twas Pilate's question , put To Truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ...
... flow'r on earth Is virtue ; th ' only lafting treasure , truth . But what is truth ? ' twas Pilate's question , put To Truth itself , that deign'd him no reply . And wherefore ? will not God impart his light To them that ask it ...
Strona 118
... flow'r to flow'r , and ev'n the breathing air Wafts the rich prize to its appointed use . Not 118 BOOK III . THE TA S K.
... flow'r to flow'r , and ev'n the breathing air Wafts the rich prize to its appointed use . Not 118 BOOK III . THE TA S K.
Strona 121
... flow'r , Muft lend its aid t ' illuftrate all their charms , And drefs the regular yet various scene . Plant behind plant aspiring , in the van The dwarfish , in the rear retir'd , but still Sublime above the reft , the ftatelier stand ...
... flow'r , Muft lend its aid t ' illuftrate all their charms , And drefs the regular yet various scene . Plant behind plant aspiring , in the van The dwarfish , in the rear retir'd , but still Sublime above the reft , the ftatelier stand ...
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Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
againſt aſks beneath beſt boaſt caufe cauſe cloſe courſe dæmons defign diftant dream earth eaſe elfe ev'n ev'ry facred fafe fair fame faſhion faſt fatire fecure feed feek feel feem feen fhade fhall fhines fhould fhow fide fight filent fince firſt fkies flaves fleep flow'r foft fome fong foon form'd foul fpirit ftill fuch fure fweet Gilpin grace happineſs heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs loft meaſure mind miſchief moft moſt mufic Muft muſt nature Nebaioth never o'er once paſs pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe purpoſe reft reſt rife ſcene ſchool ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhow ſkill ſmile ſome ſpeak ſpot ſtate ſtill ſtream ſweet taſk taſte thee thefe their's themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thouſand truth uſe virtue waſte whofe whoſe wifdom wind wiſdom wiſh worth
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Strona 217 - And the resplendent rivers ; his to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel. But who with filial confidence inspired Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — My Father made them all.
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