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... Ingenious fancy , never better pleased Than when employed to accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow , it received , THE TASK . 11.
... Ingenious fancy , never better pleased Than when employed to accommodate the fair , Heard the sweet moan with pity , and devised The soft settee ; one elbow at each end , And in the midst an elbow , it received , THE TASK . 11.
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... , and far remote From such unpleasing sounds as haunt the ear In village or in town , the bay of curs Incessant , clinking hammers , grinding wheels , And infants clamorous whether pleased or pained , Oft have 16 THE TASK .
... , and far remote From such unpleasing sounds as haunt the ear In village or in town , the bay of curs Incessant , clinking hammers , grinding wheels , And infants clamorous whether pleased or pained , Oft have 16 THE TASK .
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William Cowper. And infants clamorous whether pleased or pained , Oft have I wished the peaceful covert mine . Here , I have said , at least I should possess The poet's treasure , silence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and ...
William Cowper. And infants clamorous whether pleased or pained , Oft have I wished the peaceful covert mine . Here , I have said , at least I should possess The poet's treasure , silence , and indulge The dreams of fancy , tranquil and ...
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... the bones with pain , The mouth with blasphemy , the heart with woe . The earth was made so various , that the mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects THE TASK . 25.
... the bones with pain , The mouth with blasphemy , the heart with woe . The earth was made so various , that the mind Of desultory man , studious of change , And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects THE TASK . 25.
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William Cowper. And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects however lovely may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar ...
William Cowper. And pleased with novelty , might be indulged . Prospects however lovely may be seen Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar ...
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