The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1905 - 741 pages |
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Page 144
... beneath his sheltering hand , Given thee his blessing on the clearest proof , Bid nations leagued against thee stand aloof , And charged hostility and hate to roar Where else they would , but not upon thy shore ? His power secured thee ...
... beneath his sheltering hand , Given thee his blessing on the clearest proof , Bid nations leagued against thee stand aloof , And charged hostility and hate to roar Where else they would , but not upon thy shore ? His power secured thee ...
Page 322
... beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams far behind him , scenting all the air . Now from the roost , or from the neighbouring pale , Where , diligent to catch the first faint gleam Of smiling day , they gossiped side by side ...
... beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams far behind him , scenting all the air . Now from the roost , or from the neighbouring pale , Where , diligent to catch the first faint gleam Of smiling day , they gossiped side by side ...
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... beneath the closing flood . Æneas at the morning dawn awoke , And , rising , with uplifted eye beheld The orient sun , then dipped his palms , and scooped The brimming stream , and thus addressed the skies : 60 " Ye nymphs , Laurentian ...
... beneath the closing flood . Æneas at the morning dawn awoke , And , rising , with uplifted eye beheld The orient sun , then dipped his palms , and scooped The brimming stream , and thus addressed the skies : 60 " Ye nymphs , Laurentian ...
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