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... I AM monarch of all I survey , My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the T IK sea , I am lord of the fowl and the brute . Oh solitude ! where are the charms , That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in ...
... I AM monarch of all I survey , My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the T IK sea , I am lord of the fowl and the brute . Oh solitude ! where are the charms , That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in ...
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
appears arms beneath bids busy cause charms close dark delight divine dream earth employ eyes face fair fall fancy fear feel fire force give glory grace ground half hand happy hast head hear heart heaven hope hour human joys kind land laws lead learned leave less light live look lost mankind mean meet mind muse nature never night once pain peace perhaps plain play pleasure poor praise pride prove rest scene scorn seems seen sense shine side sight skies smile soon soul sound speak stand stream sweet taste teach tell thee theme thine things thou thought thousand tongue touch true truth turn virtue waste wisdom wish wrong
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Poems, Volume 1 Poems, William Cowper |
| Auteur | William Cowper |
| gepubliceerd | 1806 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 26 sep 2006 |
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