The Minor Poems of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, EsqJohn Sharpe, Piccadilly, 1817 - 186 pagina's |
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Pagina 5
... Muse , and in what powers of song , Can trace the torrent as it burns along ? Havoc and devastation in the van , It marches o'er the prostrate works of man ; Vines , olives , herbage , forests disappear , And all the charms of a ...
... Muse , and in what powers of song , Can trace the torrent as it burns along ? Havoc and devastation in the van , It marches o'er the prostrate works of man ; Vines , olives , herbage , forests disappear , And all the charms of a ...
Pagina 21
... Muses too , And lays his arrows by . If hinderances obstruct thy way , Thy magnanimity display , And let thy strength be seen ; But O ! if Fortune fill thy sail With more than a propitious gale , Take half thy canvass in . A REFLECTION ...
... Muses too , And lays his arrows by . If hinderances obstruct thy way , Thy magnanimity display , And let thy strength be seen ; But O ! if Fortune fill thy sail With more than a propitious gale , Take half thy canvass in . A REFLECTION ...
Pagina 35
... Muses , thy ingenuous mind Pleasing requital in my verse may find ; Verse oft has dash'd the sithe of Time aside , Immortalizing names which else had died . And oh ! could I command the glittering wealth With which sick kings are glad ...
... Muses , thy ingenuous mind Pleasing requital in my verse may find ; Verse oft has dash'd the sithe of Time aside , Immortalizing names which else had died . And oh ! could I command the glittering wealth With which sick kings are glad ...
Pagina 40
... monster went — Ah , muse ! forbear to speak Minute the horrours that ensued ; His teeth were strong , the cage was wood . He left poor Bully's beak . -- O had he made that too his prey ! That 40 LADY THROCKMORTON'S BULFINCH .
... monster went — Ah , muse ! forbear to speak Minute the horrours that ensued ; His teeth were strong , the cage was wood . He left poor Bully's beak . -- O had he made that too his prey ! That 40 LADY THROCKMORTON'S BULFINCH .
Pagina 41
... Muses mourn - So , when by Bacchanalians torn , On Thracian Hebrus ' side The tree - enchanter Orpheus fell , His head alone remain'd to tell The cruel death he died . THE POET'S NEW - YEAR'S - GIFT . TO MRS LADY THROCKMORTON'S BULFINCH ...
... Muses mourn - So , when by Bacchanalians torn , On Thracian Hebrus ' side The tree - enchanter Orpheus fell , His head alone remain'd to tell The cruel death he died . THE POET'S NEW - YEAR'S - GIFT . TO MRS LADY THROCKMORTON'S BULFINCH ...
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Aspasio bestow'd bird boast BODHAM bosom breath of Heaven call'd Catharina charms cried dæmons dear death declension delight design'd divine dream dwell e'en earth ease Edmonton express'd eyes fame fear feel flew flowers form'd friendship Gilpin grace grief happy hast hear heard heart Heaven honour JOHN GILPIN knew LADY learn'd length life's light live lyre Mary mind Muses ne'er neighbour never night Nose NOSEGAY numbers nymph o'er once pass'd peace periwig pine-apples pleasure plumage poet poet's praise prove rest round scene seem'd shine shore side sigh sight sing sithe skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound spaniel Stamp'd Stop thief sweet tear tell thee theme thine thou thought THRACIAN THROCKMORTON toil treasure truth Twas verse voice waste Weybridge Whate'er wind wings wish wish'd wonder youth