Cowper: Poetry and ProseHart-Davis, 1968 - 1018 pages |
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Page 171
... Soul of our soul , whom yet no sense of ours Discerns , eluding our most active pow'rs ; Encircling shades attend thine awful throne , That veil thy face , and keep thee still unknown ; Unknown , though dwelling in our inmost part ...
... Soul of our soul , whom yet no sense of ours Discerns , eluding our most active pow'rs ; Encircling shades attend thine awful throne , That veil thy face , and keep thee still unknown ; Unknown , though dwelling in our inmost part ...
Page 173
... soul and spirit , all are thine . Ah vain attempt , t ' expunge the mighty score ! The more I pay , I owe thee still the more . Upon my meanness , poverty , and guilt , The trophy of thy glory shall be built ; My self - disdain shall be ...
... soul and spirit , all are thine . Ah vain attempt , t ' expunge the mighty score ! The more I pay , I owe thee still the more . Upon my meanness , poverty , and guilt , The trophy of thy glory shall be built ; My self - disdain shall be ...
Page 317
... soul , though now distress'd , Lives the dear thought of joys he once possess'd , When all his glowing language issued forth With God's deep stamp upon its current worth , Will speak without disguise , and must impart , Sad as it is ...
... soul , though now distress'd , Lives the dear thought of joys he once possess'd , When all his glowing language issued forth With God's deep stamp upon its current worth , Will speak without disguise , and must impart , Sad as it is ...
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