Poems of William Cowper, Esq |
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beauty beneath callid cause charms close course death deep delight divine dream earth ease ev'ry eyes face fair fall fancy fear feel field fire flow'r folly force fruit give glory grace half hand happy hast head hear heard heart Heav'n hope hour human kind land least leaves less light live lost means mind nature never night once peace perhaps play pleasure poor pow'r praise pride prove rest round sacred scene seek seems seen sense shine side sight skies smile song soon soul sound speak stand stream sweet task taste teach thee theme thine things thou thought thousand true truth turn virtue waste wind wisdom worth wrong youth
Populaire passages
Pagina 280 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Pagina 400 - I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away!
Pagina 401 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown : May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more...
Pagina 298 - One song employs all nations: and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain for us! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain-tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy : Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Pagina 337 - How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind. And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair.
Pagina 185 - Make enemies of nations, who had else, Like kindred drops been mingled into one. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys...
Pagina 231 - And having dropped the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, • Cold and yet cheerful ; messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks...
Pagina 271 - Patriots have toiled, and in their country's cause Bled nobly ; and their deeds, as they deserve, Receive proud recompense. We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and t...
Pagina 378 - The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long and gay, Till loop and button failing both At last it flew away. Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung, A bottle swinging at each side As hath been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all, And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl.
Pagina 402 - I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Poems of William Cowper, Esq Nummer 14 van Select Christian authors, with introductory essays |
| Auteur | William Cowper |
| Editie | 8 |
| Uitgever | J. Limbird, 1824 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de New York Public Library |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 28 nov 2006 |
| Lengte | 427 pagina's |
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