Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 |
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... night Was graced with many an undulating light . In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : Like him ...
... night Was graced with many an undulating light . In less illustrious bards his beauty shone A meteor , or a star ; in these , the sun . The nightingale may claim the topmost bough , While the poor grasshopper must chirp below : Like him ...
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... night and absolute disgrace . While servile trick and imitative knack Confine the million in the beaten track , Perhaps Snuffs up some courser who disdains the road , the wind , and flings himself abroad . Contemporaries all surpassed ...
... night and absolute disgrace . While servile trick and imitative knack Confine the million in the beaten track , Perhaps Snuffs up some courser who disdains the road , the wind , and flings himself abroad . Contemporaries all surpassed ...
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... night , down - stooping from her ebon throne , Views constellations brighter than her own . ' Tis innocent , and harmless , and refined , The balm of care , elysium of the mind . Innocent ! Oh if venerable time Slain at the foot of ...
... night , down - stooping from her ebon throne , Views constellations brighter than her own . ' Tis innocent , and harmless , and refined , The balm of care , elysium of the mind . Innocent ! Oh if venerable time Slain at the foot of ...
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... . These are the sober , in whose cooler brains Some thought of immortality remains ; The rest , too busy or too gay to wait On the sad theme , their everlasting state , Sport for a day , and perish in a night E 2 TRUTH . 41.
... . These are the sober , in whose cooler brains Some thought of immortality remains ; The rest , too busy or too gay to wait On the sad theme , their everlasting state , Sport for a day , and perish in a night E 2 TRUTH . 41.
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William Cowper. Sport for a day , and perish in a night , The foam upon the waters not so light . Who judged the Pharisee ? what odious cause Exposed him to the vengeance of the laws ? Had he seduced a virgin , wronged a friend , Or ...
William Cowper. Sport for a day , and perish in a night , The foam upon the waters not so light . Who judged the Pharisee ? what odious cause Exposed him to the vengeance of the laws ? Had he seduced a virgin , wronged a friend , Or ...
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beauty beneath bids blest boast breath cause charms dæmons deem delight divine dream e'en earth ease East Dereham eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour hope hour human Inner Temple John Gilpin labour land light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace perhaps pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rest Robert Throckmorton rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shine sighs sight skies smile song soon soul sound stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste William Bull WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM WILBERFORCE wind wisdom wonder worth youth