The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1R. Carter & brothers, 1850 |
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... mean and low Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so . Neglected talents rust into decay , And every effort ends in pushpin play The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else ...
... mean and low Proves that the mind is weak , or makes it so . Neglected talents rust into decay , And every effort ends in pushpin play The man that means success should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else ...
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... means to more important ends , Securely , though by steps but rarely trod , Mounts from inferior beings up to God , And sees , by no fallacious light or dim , Earth made for man , and man himself for him . Not that I mean to approve ...
... means to more important ends , Securely , though by steps but rarely trod , Mounts from inferior beings up to God , And sees , by no fallacious light or dim , Earth made for man , and man himself for him . Not that I mean to approve ...
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... means since first he made the And did he not of old employ his means [ world ? To drown it ? What is his creation less Than a capacious reservoir of means Form'd for his use , and ready at his will ? Go , dress thine eyes with eye ...
... means since first he made the And did he not of old employ his means [ world ? To drown it ? What is his creation less Than a capacious reservoir of means Form'd for his use , and ready at his will ? Go , dress thine eyes with eye ...
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On the Genius and Poetry of Cowper | 15 |
Preface to the Poems | 55 |
The Progress of Error | 87 |
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