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" I would not trust my heart : the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. But no ; what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again. "
Poems - Page 378
by William Cowper - 1800 - 420 pages
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Wight one wish bring them, would 1 wish them here ? -M 4 I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems...perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call our lite is such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain...
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 284 pages
...(And thou wast happier than myself the while, Would'st softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here ? » 4 I would not trust my heart—the dear delight Seems so to be desirM, perhaps I might.— But...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 3

William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might...my heart — the dear delight '• Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — ! But no — what here we call our life is such, J So little to be loved,...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volume 3

Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might...trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But no- — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved,...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volume 3

Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might...them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my h6art — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...softly speak, and stroke my head, and smile) Could those few pleasant days again appear, Miifhtone wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not...I might. — But no— what here we call our life Js such, So little to be lov'd, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound...
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Variety, Or, Selections and Essays: Consisting of Anecdotes, Curious Facts ...

Priscilla Wakefield - Anecdotes - 1809 - 234 pages
...(And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile.) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might...them, would I wish them here ! I would not trust my heart—the dear delight Seems so to be desir'd, perhaps I might. But no !—What here we call our...
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Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head, and smile) "9 Could those few pleasant days again appear, so Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here?...would not trust my heart— the dear delight Seems so lo be desir'd, perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be...
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The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple

William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...the while, Wonldst softly speak, and stroke my head, and smile), u2, 15 Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish...trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved,...
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The minor poems of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...myself the while, Wouldstsoftly speak, and stroke my head, and smile), n2 Could those few pleasant days again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish...trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might. — ' But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved,...
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