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Page 28
... sure reward ; And Pleasure brings as surely in her train Remorse , and sorrow , and vindictive pain . Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice ; Where'er he turns , enjoyment and delight ...
... sure reward ; And Pleasure brings as surely in her train Remorse , and sorrow , and vindictive pain . Man , thus endued with an elective voice , Must be supplied with objects of his choice ; Where'er he turns , enjoyment and delight ...
Page 42
... sure to kick and bite , A muleteer's the man to set him right . First Appetite enlists him Truth's sworn foe , Then obstinate Self - will confirms him so . Tell him he wanders ; that his errour leads To fatal ills ; that , though the ...
... sure to kick and bite , A muleteer's the man to set him right . First Appetite enlists him Truth's sworn foe , Then obstinate Self - will confirms him so . Tell him he wanders ; that his errour leads To fatal ills ; that , though the ...
Page 53
... sure effect . Some lead a life unblameable and just , Their own dear virtue their unshaken trust : They never sin — or if ( as all offend ) Some trivial slips their daily walk attend , The poor are near at hand , the charge is small , A ...
... sure effect . Some lead a life unblameable and just , Their own dear virtue their unshaken trust : They never sin — or if ( as all offend ) Some trivial slips their daily walk attend , The poor are near at hand , the charge is small , A ...
Page 67
... sure prognostics seen on high , The future tone and temper of the sky ; But , grave dissemblers ! could not understand , That Sin let loose speaks Punishment at hand . Ask now of history's authentic page , And call up EXPOSTULATION . 67.
... sure prognostics seen on high , The future tone and temper of the sky ; But , grave dissemblers ! could not understand , That Sin let loose speaks Punishment at hand . Ask now of history's authentic page , And call up EXPOSTULATION . 67.
Page 68
... sure by prodigies till then unknown ; For them the states they left made waste and void ; For them the states to which they went destroy'd ; A cloud to measure out their march by day , By night a fire to cheer the gloomy way ; That ...
... sure by prodigies till then unknown ; For them the states they left made waste and void ; For them the states to which they went destroy'd ; A cloud to measure out their march by day , By night a fire to cheer the gloomy way ; That ...
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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