Cowper: Poetry and ProseHart-Davis, 1968 - 1018 pages |
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Page 131
... pow'r to charm ! Whence has the world her magic pow'r ? Why deem we death a foe ? Recoil from weary life's best hour , And covet longer woe ? The cause is Conscience - Conscience oft Her tale of guilt renews ; Her voice is terrible ...
... pow'r to charm ! Whence has the world her magic pow'r ? Why deem we death a foe ? Recoil from weary life's best hour , And covet longer woe ? The cause is Conscience - Conscience oft Her tale of guilt renews ; Her voice is terrible ...
Page 150
... pow'r ; Till all the ransom'd church of GOD Be sav'd , to sin no more . E'er since , by faith , I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply ; Redeeming love has been my theme , And shall be till I die . Then in a nobler sweeter song I'll ...
... pow'r ; Till all the ransom'd church of GOD Be sav'd , to sin no more . E'er since , by faith , I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply ; Redeeming love has been my theme , And shall be till I die . Then in a nobler sweeter song I'll ...
Page 278
... pow'r disarms , Wine has no taste , and beauty has no charms : God's holy word , once trivial in his view , Now by the choice of his experience , true , Seems , as it is , the fountain whence alone , Must spring that hope he pants to ...
... pow'r disarms , Wine has no taste , and beauty has no charms : God's holy word , once trivial in his view , Now by the choice of his experience , true , Seems , as it is , the fountain whence alone , Must spring that hope he pants to ...
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