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... delight , The song was moral , and so far was right . ' Twas thus till Luxury seduced the mind To joys less innocent , as less refined ; Then Genius danced a bacchanal ; he crown'd The brimming goblet , seized the thyrsus , bound His ...
... delight , The song was moral , and so far was right . ' Twas thus till Luxury seduced the mind To joys less innocent , as less refined ; Then Genius danced a bacchanal ; he crown'd The brimming goblet , seized the thyrsus , bound His ...
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... delight the mind . Then Pope , as harmony itself exact , In verse well disciplined , complete , compact , Gave Virtue and Morality a grace , That , quite eclipsing Pleasure's painted face , Levied a tax of wonder and applause , E'en on ...
... delight the mind . Then Pope , as harmony itself exact , In verse well disciplined , complete , compact , Gave Virtue and Morality a grace , That , quite eclipsing Pleasure's painted face , Levied a tax of wonder and applause , E'en on ...
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... delight ; Distorted from its use and just design , To make the pitiful possessor shine , To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of Vanity a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind— Proof of a trifling and a ...
... delight ; Distorted from its use and just design , To make the pitiful possessor shine , To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of Vanity a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind— Proof of a trifling and a ...
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... delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store ; These call him loudly to pursuit of more . His unexhausted mine the sordid vice Avarice shows , and virtue is the price . Here various ...
... delight , Or present , or in prospect , meet his sight ; Those open on the spot their honey'd store ; These call him loudly to pursuit of more . His unexhausted mine the sordid vice Avarice shows , and virtue is the price . Here various ...
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... delight , A day of luxury , observed aright , When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engaged , and cannot come , Their answer to the call is - Not at home . O ...
... delight , A day of luxury , observed aright , When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest , Sits banqueting , and God provides the feast . But triflers are engaged , and cannot come , Their answer to the call is - Not at home . O ...
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beams beneath bids blasphemy bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Chiswick courser Cowper dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream e'en earth Eartham Edmonton eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy heart Heaven heavenly hope hour John Gilpin labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mercy mind Muse Nature never night o'er Olney once Parnassian pass'd peace pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove racter Rome sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste tears telescopic eye thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas Unwin verse virtue waste Whate'er wild WILLIAM COWPER wisdom zeal