Cowper: Poetry and ProseHart-Davis, 1968 - 1018 pages |
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Page 146
... wisdom's words discover Thy glory and thy grace , Thou everlasting lover Of our unworthy race ! Thy gracious eye survey'd us Ere stars were seen above ; In wisdom thou hast made us , And dy'd for us in love . And couldst thou be ...
... wisdom's words discover Thy glory and thy grace , Thou everlasting lover Of our unworthy race ! Thy gracious eye survey'd us Ere stars were seen above ; In wisdom thou hast made us , And dy'd for us in love . And couldst thou be ...
Page 352
... wisdom of th ' all - seeing mind , ' Tis plain , the creature whom he chose t ' invest With kingship and dominion o'er the rest , Received his nobler nature , and was made Fit for the power in which he stands array'd , That first or ...
... wisdom of th ' all - seeing mind , ' Tis plain , the creature whom he chose t ' invest With kingship and dominion o'er the rest , Received his nobler nature , and was made Fit for the power in which he stands array'd , That first or ...
Page 517
... wisdom , far from being one , Have oft times no connexion . Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men , Wisdom in minds attentive to their own . Knowledge , a rude unprofitable mass , The mere materials with which wisdom ...
... wisdom , far from being one , Have oft times no connexion . Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men , Wisdom in minds attentive to their own . Knowledge , a rude unprofitable mass , The mere materials with which wisdom ...
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