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Page 14
... race , Patterns of every virtue , every grace , Confess'd a God ; they kneel'd before they fought , And praised him in the victories he wrought . Now from the dust of ancient days bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ...
... race , Patterns of every virtue , every grace , Confess'd a God ; they kneel'd before they fought , And praised him in the victories he wrought . Now from the dust of ancient days bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ...
Page 15
... race , And not a tongue inquires , how , where , or when , Though conscience will have twinges now and then ; When profanation of the sacred cause , In all its parts , times , ministry , and laws , Bespeaks a land , once Christian ...
... race , And not a tongue inquires , how , where , or when , Though conscience will have twinges now and then ; When profanation of the sacred cause , In all its parts , times , ministry , and laws , Bespeaks a land , once Christian ...
Page 16
... race grows judgment - proof : Earth shakes beneath them , and Heaven roars above ; But nothing scares them from the course they love : To the lascivious pipe and wanton song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad ...
... race grows judgment - proof : Earth shakes beneath them , and Heaven roars above ; But nothing scares them from the course they love : To the lascivious pipe and wanton song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad ...
Page 22
... wholly in the dark ; Wit now and then struck smartly shows a spark , Sufficient to redeem the modern race From total night and absolute disgrace . While servile trick and imitative knack Confine the million in 22 242 TABLE TALK .
... wholly in the dark ; Wit now and then struck smartly shows a spark , Sufficient to redeem the modern race From total night and absolute disgrace . While servile trick and imitative knack Confine the million in 22 242 TABLE TALK .
Page 24
... race begins , its glorious close ; An eye like his to catch the distant goal : Or , ere the wheels of verse begin to roll , Like his to shed illuminating rays On every scene and subject it surveys : Thus graced , the man asserts a ...
... race begins , its glorious close ; An eye like his to catch the distant goal : Or , ere the wheels of verse begin to roll , Like his to shed illuminating rays On every scene and subject it surveys : Thus graced , the man asserts 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