The task, and minor poems [ed.] by E. Lee1900 |
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... close of the previous year Cowper had entered into an engagement of marriage with Mrs Unwin , but the fresh attack of his malady unfortunately put an end for ever to its realisation . Cowper recovered in 1774 , and in order to distract ...
... close of the previous year Cowper had entered into an engagement of marriage with Mrs Unwin , but the fresh attack of his malady unfortunately put an end for ever to its realisation . Cowper recovered in 1774 , and in order to distract ...
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... close observer and a faithful painter of nature . He did not , like Wordsworth and Shelley , lend her a soul and make her sympathise with the moods of man , but he everywhere implies that life is easier , more tranquil , and even more ...
... close observer and a faithful painter of nature . He did not , like Wordsworth and Shelley , lend her a soul and make her sympathise with the moods of man , but he everywhere implies that life is easier , more tranquil , and even more ...
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... close at hand . There is nothing in the whole of English poetry to com- pare with the description of domestic happiness in the winter evening scene of the fourth book of the “ Task . ” He glorifies the joys of tea - drinking round the ...
... close at hand . There is nothing in the whole of English poetry to com- pare with the description of domestic happiness in the winter evening scene of the fourth book of the “ Task . ” He glorifies the joys of tea - drinking round the ...
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... richly wrought . And woven close , or needlework sublime . There might ye see the peony spread wide , 35 The full - blown rose , the shepherd and his lass , Lap - dog and lambkin with black staring eyes , ~ BOOK I. THE TASK .
... richly wrought . And woven close , or needlework sublime . There might ye see the peony spread wide , 35 The full - blown rose , the shepherd and his lass , Lap - dog and lambkin with black staring eyes , ~ BOOK I. THE TASK .
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... Close packed and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , 80 By soft recumbency of outstretched limbs , Was bliss reserved for happier days ; -so slow The growth of what is excellent , so hard To attain ...
... Close packed and smiling , in a chaise and one . But relaxation of the languid frame , 80 By soft recumbency of outstretched limbs , Was bliss reserved for happier days ; -so slow The growth of what is excellent , so hard To attain ...
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Page 252 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Page 166 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was.
Page 80 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 175 - GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
Page 194 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends , — do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Page 176 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
Page 271 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond...
Page 166 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she.
Page 193 - I AM monarch of all I survey; My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 167 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...