The Poetical Works of William CowperOxford University Press, 1934 - 684 pages |
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Page 51
... Hast thou incurr'd His anger , who can waste thee with a word , Who poises and proportions sea and land , Weighing them in the hollow of his hand , And in whose awful sight all nations seem As grasshoppers , as dust , a drop , a dream ?
... Hast thou incurr'd His anger , who can waste thee with a word , Who poises and proportions sea and land , Weighing them in the hollow of his hand , And in whose awful sight all nations seem As grasshoppers , as dust , a drop , a dream ?
Page 52
... Hast thou , when heav'n has cloth'd thee with dis- And , long provok'd , repaid thee to thy face , [ grace , ( For thou hast known eclipses , and endur'd Dimness and anguish , all thy beams obscur'd , When sin has shed dishonour on thy ...
... Hast thou , when heav'n has cloth'd thee with dis- And , long provok'd , repaid thee to thy face , [ grace , ( For thou hast known eclipses , and endur'd Dimness and anguish , all thy beams obscur'd , When sin has shed dishonour on thy ...
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... hast wrought , And none can teach them but whom thou hast taught . Oh , see me sworn to serve thee , and command A painter's skill into a poet's hand ! That , while I , trembling , trace a work divine , Fancy may stand aloof from the ...
... hast wrought , And none can teach them but whom thou hast taught . Oh , see me sworn to serve thee , and command A painter's skill into a poet's hand ! That , while I , trembling , trace a work divine , Fancy may stand aloof from the ...
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