Poems, Volume 1W. Wilson, 1821 - Poets, English |
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... sweet liberty ! inspires , And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional controul , He bears it with meek manliness of soul : But , if authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ...
... sweet liberty ! inspires , And keeps alive his fierce but noble fires . Patient of constitutional controul , He bears it with meek manliness of soul : But , if authority grow wanton , woe To him that treads upon his free - born toe ...
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... sweet penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and justice marks the date , For long - forbearing clemency to wait ; That hour elapsed , th ' incurable revolt If Is punished , and down comes ...
... sweet penitence her powers renew , Is truth , if history itself be true . There is a time , and justice marks the date , For long - forbearing clemency to wait ; That hour elapsed , th ' incurable revolt If Is punished , and down comes ...
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William Cowper. The tædium that the lazy rich endure , Which now and then sweet poetry may cure ; Or , if to see the name of idle self , Stamped on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of fame ...
William Cowper. The tædium that the lazy rich endure , Which now and then sweet poetry may cure ; Or , if to see the name of idle self , Stamped on the well - bound quarto , grace the shelf , To float a bubble on the breath of fame ...
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... Safe in themselves , but dangerous in th ' excess , Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there ! ' Tis harmony from yon sequestered bower , Sweet harmony 24 PROGRESS OF ERROR . Truth.
... Safe in themselves , but dangerous in th ' excess , Hark ! how it floats upon the dewy air ! O what a dying , dying close was there ! ' Tis harmony from yon sequestered bower , Sweet harmony 24 PROGRESS OF ERROR . Truth.
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... sweet and well combined , And lenient as soft opiates to the mind , Leave vice and folly unsubdued behind , Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; " Tis he , the Nimrod of the ...
... sweet and well combined , And lenient as soft opiates to the mind , Leave vice and folly unsubdued behind , Gray dawn appears ; the sportsman and his train Speckle the bosom of the distant plain ; " Tis he , the Nimrod of the ...
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beauty beneath bids blest boast breath cause charms dæmons deem delight divine dream e'en earth ease East Dereham eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heard heart heaven honour hope hour human Inner Temple John Gilpin labour land light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace perhaps pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rest Robert Throckmorton rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shine sighs sight skies smile song soon soul sound stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou art thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste William Bull WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM WILBERFORCE wind wisdom wonder worth youth