Poems, Volume 1C. and C. Whittingham ... ; sold by Thomas Tegg ..., R. Jennings ..., and Richard Griffin and Company, 1824 - English poetry |
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Page 62
... thou a worshipper e'en where thou mayst ; Thy services once only without ... thee , restless as the waves that roar , And fling their foam against thy chalky shore ... hast set the persecuted free , None interposes now to succour thee ...
... thou a worshipper e'en where thou mayst ; Thy services once only without ... thee , restless as the waves that roar , And fling their foam against thy chalky shore ... hast set the persecuted free , None interposes now to succour thee ...
Page 64
... Hast thou incurr'd His anger , who can waste thee with a word , Who poises and proportions sea and land , Weighing them in the hollow of his hand , And in whose awful sight all nations seem As grasshoppers , as dust , a drop , a dream ?
... Hast thou incurr'd His anger , who can waste thee with a word , Who poises and proportions sea and land , Weighing them in the hollow of his hand , And in whose awful sight all nations seem As grasshoppers , as dust , a drop , a dream ?
Page 65
... hast thou sworn on every slight pretence , Till perjuries are common as bad pence , While thousands , careless of the damning sin , Kiss the book's outside , who ne'er look'd within ? Hast thou , when Heaven has clothed thee with dis ...
... hast thou sworn on every slight pretence , Till perjuries are common as bad pence , While thousands , careless of the damning sin , Kiss the book's outside , who ne'er look'd within ? Hast thou , when Heaven has clothed thee with dis ...
Page 66
... Hast thou within the sin , that in old time Brought fire from Heaven , the sex - abusing crime , Whose horrid perpetration stamps disgrace , Baboons are free from , upon human race ? Think on the fruitful and well water'd spot , That ...
... Hast thou within the sin , that in old time Brought fire from Heaven , the sex - abusing crime , Whose horrid perpetration stamps disgrace , Baboons are free from , upon human race ? Think on the fruitful and well water'd spot , That ...
Page 70
... Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays , As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , Justice , and good Sense disown , Where only Vice and Injury are tied , And all 70 ...
... Thou hast as bright an interest in her rays , As ever Roman had in Rome's best days . True freedom is where no restraint is known , That Scripture , Justice , and good Sense disown , Where only Vice and Injury are tied , And all 70 ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside CHISWICK courser dark dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream Druids e'en earth Edmonton eyes fair fancy fast fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown Gilpin give glory GLOWWORM God's grace hand happy hear heart Heaven heavenly hope hour JOHN GILPIN labour land learn'd light lust lyre mankind mind Muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler true truth Twas verse virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom zeal