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... fire at their heroic deeds , Unworthy of the blessings of the brave , Is base in kind , and born to be a slave . But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch to naught but his ambition true , Who , for the sake of filling with one blast The ...
... fire at their heroic deeds , Unworthy of the blessings of the brave , Is base in kind , and born to be a slave . But let eternal infamy pursue The wretch to naught but his ambition true , Who , for the sake of filling with one blast The ...
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... fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul , But , if Authority grow wanton , wo To him that treads upon his freeborn toe ; C One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him TABLE TALK .
... fires . Patient of constitutional control , He bears it with meek manliness of soul , But , if Authority grow wanton , wo To him that treads upon his freeborn toe ; C One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him TABLE TALK .
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William Cowper. One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine ...
William Cowper. One step beyond the boundary of the laws Fires him at once in Freedom's glorious cause . Thus proud Prerogative , not much revered , Is seldom felt , though sometimes seen and heard ; And in his cage , like parrot fine ...
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... fire without the sacrifice . The stream that feeds the well - spring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens with a warmth divine The powers that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable ...
... fire without the sacrifice . The stream that feeds the well - spring of the heart Not more invigorates life's noblest part , Than Virtue quickens with a warmth divine The powers that Sin has brought to a decline . A. The inestimable ...
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... fire The muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a ...
... fire The muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whate'er the theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Edmonton errours eyes fair Fancy fear feel fire flowers folly fool form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hast hate heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps Pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight sithe skies smile song SONNET sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse VIRG virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wintry wisdom zeal