PoemsPhillips, Sampson, 1853 - Authors, English |
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... shine ! Blest England , if this happiness be thine ! 80 A. Guard what you say ; the patriotick tribe Will sneer and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , 85 To lure me to the baseness of a ...
... shine ! Blest England , if this happiness be thine ! 80 A. Guard what you say ; the patriotick tribe Will sneer and charge you with a bribe . - B . A bribe ? The worth of his three kingdoms I defy , 85 To lure me to the baseness of a ...
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... shine , To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of Vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- 750 75 Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . 759 A. Hail , Sternhold , then ; and , Hopkins , hail ! —B ...
... shine , To purchase at the fool - frequented fair Of Vanity , a wreath for self to wear , Is profanation of the basest kind- 750 75 Proof of a trifling and a worthless mind . 759 A. Hail , Sternhold , then ; and , Hopkins , hail ! —B ...
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... shine in fable , and grace idle themes With all the embroid'ry of poetick dreams ; " Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan , 235 That Truth and Mercy had reveal'd to man ; And , while the world beside , that plan unknown , Deified ...
... shine in fable , and grace idle themes With all the embroid'ry of poetick dreams ; " Twas theirs alone to dive into the plan , 235 That Truth and Mercy had reveal'd to man ; And , while the world beside , that plan unknown , Deified ...
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... shine 280 With light deriv'd from thee , would smother thine ; Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never clear ...
... shine 280 With light deriv'd from thee , would smother thine ; Thy very children watch for thy disgrace- A lawless brood , and curse thee to thy face . Thy rulers load thy credit year by year , With sums Peruvian mines could never clear ...
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... troubled scene , And feels no change , unshaken and serene . Freedom , in other lands scarce known to shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an int'rest in her rays , 80 EXPOSTULATION .
... troubled scene , And feels no change , unshaken and serene . Freedom , in other lands scarce known to shine , Pours out a flood of splendour upon thine ; Thou hast as bright an int'rest in her rays , 80 EXPOSTULATION .
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beauty beneath boast breast breath call'd cause charms Cowper daugh dear death delight design'd divine dread dream e'en earth Eartham ease East Dereham ev'ry eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flow'rs folly form'd give glory grace groves hand Happisburgh happy hast Hayley heart Heav'n honour hope human John Gilpin John Throckmorton labour lady Hesketh learn'd lyre magick mind mounted best muse musick nature Nature's Nebaioth never Newport Pagnel night nymphs o'er once pain pass'd peace perhaps pleas'd pleasure poem poet poet's pow'r praise pray'r proud prove publick rest sacred scene scorn seem'd shade shine shore sight skies smile song soon soul sound spirit stamp'd stream sweet taste thee theme thine thou art thought toil truth Twas Unwin verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom worth youth
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Page 181 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she.
Page 237 - Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound...
Page 239 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.
Page 181 - With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, "Grieve not, my child; chase all thy fears away!
Page 112 - Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea-fight is fought ; His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock ; She sprang no fatal leak ; She ran upon no rock.
Page 251 - He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline, Or courage die away: But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life.
Page 184 - O the thought, that thou art safe, and he ! That thought is joy, arrive what may to me.
Page 179 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more.
Page 236 - He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, Fair and softly...
Page 235 - For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more. Twas long before the customers Were suited to their mind, When Betty screaming came down stairs, The wine is left behind!