Poems, Volume 1C. and C. Whittingham ... ; sold by Thomas Tegg ..., R. Jennings ..., and Richard Griffin and Company, 1824 |
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... 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 . B ...
... 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 . B ...
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... boast of British song . ' Tis not the wreath , that once adorn'd thy brow , The prize of happier times , will serve thee now . Our ancestry , a gallant , Christian race , Patterns of every virtue , every grace , Confess'd a God ; they ...
... boast of British song . ' Tis not the wreath , that once adorn'd thy brow , The prize of happier times , will serve thee now . Our ancestry , a gallant , Christian race , Patterns of every virtue , every grace , Confess'd a God ; they ...
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... boast some rich ones , whom the Gospel sways , And one who wears a coronet and prays ; Like gleanings of an olive - tree they show , Here and there one upon the topmost bough . How readily upon the Gospel plan , That question has its ...
... boast some rich ones , whom the Gospel sways , And one who wears a coronet and prays ; Like gleanings of an olive - tree they show , Here and there one upon the topmost bough . How readily upon the Gospel plan , That question has its ...
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... boasting heard no more ? That self - renouncing wisdom , learn'd before , Had shed immortal glories on your brow , That all your virtues cannot purchase now . All joy to the believer ! he can speak- Trembling yet happy , confident yet ...
... boasting heard no more ? That self - renouncing wisdom , learn'd before , Had shed immortal glories on your brow , That all your virtues cannot purchase now . All joy to the believer ! he can speak- Trembling yet happy , confident yet ...
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... coast , And thou hadst neither fleet nor flag to boast . Kneel now , and lay thy forehead in the dust ; Blush if thou canst ; not petrified , thou must ; - Act but an honest and a faithful part ; Compare EXPOSTULATION . 69.
... coast , And thou hadst neither fleet nor flag to boast . Kneel now , and lay thy forehead in the dust ; Blush if thou canst ; not petrified , thou must ; - Act but an honest and a faithful part ; Compare EXPOSTULATION . 69.
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream Druids e'en earth Edmonton eyes fair fancy fast fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory GLOWWORM God's grace hand happy hear 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 pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom zeal