Poems, Volume 11831 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 68
Page 5
... give Religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeign'd To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd ; Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ...
... give Religion her unbridled scope , Nor judge by statute a believer's hope ; With close fidelity and love unfeign'd To keep the matrimonial bond unstain'd ; Covetous only of a virtuous praise ; His life a lesson to the land he sways ...
Page 10
... Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of misery far away ; He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the ...
... Give him his lass , his fiddle , and his frisk , Is always happy , reign whoever may , And laughs the sense of misery far away ; He drinks his simple beverage with a gust ; And , feasting on an onion and a crust , We never feel the ...
Page 12
... Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts , Not skulk or put on a prudential mask , As if their duty were a desperate task ; Let active ...
... Gives him Olympic speed , and shoots him to the goal . Let Discipline employ her wholesome arts ; Let magistrates alert perform their parts , Not skulk or put on a prudential mask , As if their duty were a desperate task ; Let active ...
Page 16
... gives the word , and Mutiny soon roars In all her gates , and shakes her distant shores ; The standards of all nations are unfurl'd ; She has one foe , and that one foe the World . And , if he doom that people with a frown , And mark ...
... gives the word , and Mutiny soon roars In all her gates , and shakes her distant shores ; The standards of all nations are unfurl'd ; She has one foe , and that one foe the World . And , if he doom that people with a frown , And mark ...
Page 17
... Gives Liberty the last , the mortal shock : Slips the slave's collar on , and snaps the lock . A. Such lofty strains embellish what you teach : Mean you to prophesy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind , that feels indeed the fire ...
... Gives Liberty the last , the mortal shock : Slips the slave's collar on , and snaps the lock . A. Such lofty strains embellish what you teach : Mean you to prophesy , or but to preach ? B. I know the mind , that feels indeed the fire ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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