The Task And Other Poems1891 |
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Page 7
... till in his corre- spondence he playfully abused the first syllable of their name and called them Mr. and Mrs. Frog . Cowper's " Task " went to its publisher and printing was begun , when suddenly " John Gilpin , " after a long sleep in ...
... till in his corre- spondence he playfully abused the first syllable of their name and called them Mr. and Mrs. Frog . Cowper's " Task " went to its publisher and printing was begun , when suddenly " John Gilpin , " after a long sleep in ...
Page 16
... till then unknown , A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perched upon the green hill - top , but close Environed with a ring of branching elms That overhang the thatch , itself unseen Peeps at the vale below ; so thick beset ...
... till then unknown , A cottage , whither oft we since repair : ' Tis perched upon the green hill - top , but close Environed with a ring of branching elms That overhang the thatch , itself unseen Peeps at the vale below ; so thick beset ...
Page 25
... Till the stout bearers lift the corpse again . These speak a loud memento . Yet even these Themselves love life , and cling to it as he , That overhangs a torrent , to a twig . They love it , and yet loathe it ; fear to die , Yet scorn ...
... Till the stout bearers lift the corpse again . These speak a loud memento . Yet even these Themselves love life , and cling to it as he , That overhangs a torrent , to a twig . They love it , and yet loathe it ; fear to die , Yet scorn ...
Page 26
... Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the sheltered vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye ...
... Till half their beauties fade ; the weary sight , Too well acquainted with their smiles , slides off Fastidious , seeking less familiar scenes . Then snug enclosures in the sheltered vale , Where frequent hedges intercept the eye ...
Page 33
... till Sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms , And knees and hassocks are wellnigh divorced . God made the country , and man made the town . What wonder , then , that health and virtue , gifts That can alone make sweet the ...
... till Sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms , And knees and hassocks are wellnigh divorced . God made the country , and man made the town . What wonder , then , that health and virtue , gifts That can alone make sweet the ...
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