Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1793 - 359 páginas |
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... things , and intend The leaft of our concerns ( fince from the leaft The greatest oft originate ) ; could chance Find place in his dominion , or difpofe One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be furpris'd , and ...
... things , and intend The leaft of our concerns ( fince from the leaft The greatest oft originate ) ; could chance Find place in his dominion , or difpofe One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be furpris'd , and ...
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... things , as fmooth And tender as a girl , all effenc'd o'er With odours , and as profligate as fweet ; Who fell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they should fight ; when such as these Prefume to lay their hand upon the ...
... things , as fmooth And tender as a girl , all effenc'd o'er With odours , and as profligate as fweet ; Who fell their laurel for a myrtle wreath , And love when they should fight ; when such as these Prefume to lay their hand upon the ...
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... thing ) — The pulpit ( when the fatʼrift has at last , Strutting and vap'ring in an empty school , Spent all his force and made no profelyte ) — I say the pulpit ( in the sober use Of its legitimate , peculiar pow'rs ) Must stand ...
... thing ) — The pulpit ( when the fatʼrift has at last , Strutting and vap'ring in an empty school , Spent all his force and made no profelyte ) — I say the pulpit ( in the sober use Of its legitimate , peculiar pow'rs ) Must stand ...
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... things that mount the roftrum with a skip , And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry - hem ; and , reading what they never wrote , Juft fifteen minutes , huddle up their work , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene ...
... things that mount the roftrum with a skip , And then skip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry - hem ; and , reading what they never wrote , Juft fifteen minutes , huddle up their work , And with a well - bred whisper close the scene ...
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... things divine ; and all befides , Though learn'd with labour , and though much admir'd By curious eyes and judgments ill - inform❜d , To me is odious as the nafal twang Heard ' at conventicle , where worthy men , Misled F 2 BOOK II ...
... things divine ; and all befides , Though learn'd with labour , and though much admir'd By curious eyes and judgments ill - inform❜d , To me is odious as the nafal twang Heard ' at conventicle , where worthy men , Misled F 2 BOOK II ...
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Página 218 - He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes.
Página 65 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design.
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Página 46 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Página 47 - Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country and their shackles fall.
Página 219 - His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —