The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations: With a Life of the AuthorBaldwin and Cradock, 1836 |
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... silent and gaze : ' Tis all that is left to me now . Oh glory in which I am lost , Too deep for the plummet of thought ; On an ocean of Deity toss'd , I am swallow'd , I sink into nought . Yet lost and absorb'd as I seem , I chant to ...
... silent and gaze : ' Tis all that is left to me now . Oh glory in which I am lost , Too deep for the plummet of thought ; On an ocean of Deity toss'd , I am swallow'd , I sink into nought . Yet lost and absorb'd as I seem , I chant to ...
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... silent as my secret sighs , Those emanations of a soul , That darts her fires beyond the pole ; Your rays , that scarce assist the sight , That pierce , but not displace the night , That shine indeed , but nothing show Of all those ...
... silent as my secret sighs , Those emanations of a soul , That darts her fires beyond the pole ; Your rays , that scarce assist the sight , That pierce , but not displace the night , That shine indeed , but nothing show Of all those ...
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... silent Hours ,. Diffusing peace o'er all my powers , Friends of the pensive ! who conceal In darkest shades the flames I feel ; To you I trust , and safely may , The love that wastes my strength away . In sylvan scenes and caverns rude ...
... silent Hours ,. Diffusing peace o'er all my powers , Friends of the pensive ! who conceal In darkest shades the flames I feel ; To you I trust , and safely may , The love that wastes my strength away . In sylvan scenes and caverns rude ...
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... silent , seeing what I see , — And fear , with cause , that I am self - deceived ; Not even my faith is from suspicion free , And that I love , seems not to be believed . Live Thou , and reign for ever , glorious Lord 44 COWPER'S POEMS .
... silent , seeing what I see , — And fear , with cause , that I am self - deceived ; Not even my faith is from suspicion free , And that I love , seems not to be believed . Live Thou , and reign for ever , glorious Lord 44 COWPER'S POEMS .
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... silent all around , Not a single witness near ; God as soon as sought is found , And the flame of love burns clear . Interruption , all day long , Checks the current of my joys ; Creatures press me with a throng , And perplex me with ...
... silent all around , Not a single witness near ; God as soon as sought is found , And the flame of love burns clear . Interruption , all day long , Checks the current of my joys ; Creatures press me with a throng , And perplex me with ...
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ascending sun beauty beneath bliss boast breath cause charms COWPER dear deep delight distant divine divine simplicity dream Dunciad earth ease fair fame fancy fear feel Fête champêtre flower folly form'd frown glory grace grove hand happy heart heaven honour human Julius Cæsar King L'Allegro labour liberty live Lord Lost Mighty winds mind nature Nature's never night o'er once pain peace pleased pleasure Pope praise proud prove pure repose rills rove rude rural sacred Satire Satire vi scene scorn secret fire seek shades shine sighs sight silent skies sleep smile Soame Jenyns SOFA solitude song Sonnet 18 soon sorrow soul Spleen stream sweet task taste thee theme thine things thou art thou hast thought toil trembling truth Twas Vincent Bourne virtue WILLIAM BULL WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom woes wonder worth
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