Cowper: Poetry and ProseHart-Davis, 1968 - 1018 pages |
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Page 487
... wish for ease and leisure , and ' ere long Found here that leisure and that ease I wish'd . BOOK V THE WINTER MORNING WALK ARGUMENT OF THE FIFTH 487 THE WINTER EVENING.
... wish for ease and leisure , and ' ere long Found here that leisure and that ease I wish'd . BOOK V THE WINTER MORNING WALK ARGUMENT OF THE FIFTH 487 THE WINTER EVENING.
Page 505
... wish exploded , must . That scruple checks him . Riot is not loud Nor drunk enough to drown it . In the midst Of laughter his compunctions are sincere , And he abhors the jest by which he shines . Remorse begets reform . His master ...
... wish exploded , must . That scruple checks him . Riot is not loud Nor drunk enough to drown it . In the midst Of laughter his compunctions are sincere , And he abhors the jest by which he shines . Remorse begets reform . His master ...
Page 734
... wishes that he had indulged , one was , that he might be connected with men of genius and ability . And in my connexion with this worthy gentleman , said he , turning to me , that wish I am sure is amply gratified . You may suppose that ...
... wishes that he had indulged , one was , that he might be connected with men of genius and ability . And in my connexion with this worthy gentleman , said he , turning to me , that wish I am sure is amply gratified . You may suppose that ...
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