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" She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. "
The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper ...: Including the Copyright ... - Page 49
by William Cowper - 1849 - 672 pages
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1851 - 592 pages
...charter ¡reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. Î happy peasant t — Î unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel — hers the rich...heart prefers ; She safe in the simplicity of hers.' " We can only afford space this month for one more extract, promising ourselves and our readers another...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1803 - 310 pages
...skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps, for ages yet to come ; She, never heard of...vain heart prefers ; She, safe in the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heav'nly ground. And is...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...tide to a treasure in the skies. DS Oil happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard!. His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward; He praised perhaps for ages yet to...vain heart prefers, She safe in' the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heavenly ground. And is...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 478 pages
...Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward; He praised perhaps for ages yet to...vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heavenly ground. And is...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...half a mile from home: He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich, noble, or profound In science,...The poor should gain it, and the rich should not? No—the voluptuaries, who never forget One pleasure lost, lose heaven without regret; Regret would...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...,///</>• , TRUTH. He, lost in errors, his vain heart prefers ; She, safe in the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich, noble, or profound In science,...thought, The poor should gain it, and the rich should not r No — the Tolupt'aries, who ne'er forget One pleasure lost, lose heaven without regret ; Regret...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1808 - 360 pages
...prais'd perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errours his vain heart prefers. She safe in the simplicity...rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heav'nly ground. And is it not a mortifying thought The poor should gain it, and the rich should not...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...prais'd perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errours his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity...rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heav'nly ground. And is it not a mortifying thought The poor should gain it, and the rich should not?...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...prais'd perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errours his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity...rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heav'nly ground. And is it not a mortifying thought The poor should gain it, and the rich should not?...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1810 - 312 pages
...unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ;_ He prais'd, perhaps, for ages yettocome ; She never heard of half a mile from home ; He, lost...vain heart prefers ; She, safe in the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich, noble, or profound In science, win one inch of heavenly ground. And, is...
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