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... Poet's New - Year's Gift Page 210 210 211 211 212 212 • 213 214 216 218 219 220 222 . 223 224 To Mrs. Throckmorton ... Poets 256 On a mischievous Bull 258 On the Queen's Visit to London 259 Annus Memorabilis , 1789 The Retired Cat 262 ...
... Poet's New - Year's Gift Page 210 210 211 211 212 212 • 213 214 216 218 219 220 222 . 223 224 To Mrs. Throckmorton ... Poets 256 On a mischievous Bull 258 On the Queen's Visit to London 259 Annus Memorabilis , 1789 The Retired Cat 262 ...
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... poet's boast , ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him has no need to feign . A. Your smooth eulogium to one crown address'd Seems to imply a censure on the rest ...
... poet's boast , ) The lie that flatters I abhor the most . Those arts be theirs who hate his gentle reign , But he that loves him has no need to feign . A. Your smooth eulogium to one crown address'd Seems to imply a censure on the rest ...
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... Poets , of all men , ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt . Could you contrive the payment , and rehearse The mighty plan , oracular , in verse , No bard , howe'er majestic , old or new , Should claim my fix'd ...
... Poets , of all men , ever least regret Increasing taxes and the nation's debt . Could you contrive the payment , and rehearse The mighty plan , oracular , in verse , No bard , howe'er majestic , old or new , Should claim my fix'd ...
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... poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . [ elude B ...
... poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets cast in lead . [ elude B ...
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... poet's muse , his passion , and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me ...
... poet's muse , his passion , and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires . Place me ...
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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