Poems, Volume 1C. and C. Whittingham ... ; sold by Thomas Tegg ..., R. Jennings ..., and Richard Griffin and Company, 1824 |
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Page 10
... blow ; To manage with address , to seize with power The crisis of a dark decisive hour . So Gideon earn'd a victory not his own ; Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset 10 TABLE TALK .
... blow ; To manage with address , to seize with power The crisis of a dark decisive hour . So Gideon earn'd a victory not his own ; Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset 10 TABLE TALK .
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... dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments ; each form of war , What burns at home , or threatens from afar : Nature in arms , her elements at strife , The storms , that overset the joys of life , Are but his rods to ...
... dark displeasure o'er the scene . All are his instruments ; each form of war , What burns at home , or threatens from afar : Nature in arms , her elements at strife , The storms , that overset the joys of life , Are but his rods to ...
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... darkness pass'd , Emerged all splendour in our isle at last . Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , Then show far off their shining plumes again . A. Is genius only found in epic lays ? Prove this , and forfeit all pretence to ...
... darkness pass'd , Emerged all splendour in our isle at last . Thus lovely halcyons dive into the main , Then show far off their shining plumes again . A. Is genius only found in epic lays ? Prove this , and forfeit all pretence to ...
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... dark and sullen humour of the time Judged every effort of the Muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ; But when the second Charles assumed the sway , And arts revived beneath a ...
... dark and sullen humour of the time Judged every effort of the Muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ; But when the second Charles assumed the sway , And arts revived beneath a ...
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... . Not 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 18 TABLE TALK .
... . Not 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 18 TABLE TALK .
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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