The Task, and Other PoemsGeorge M'Dowell and Son, 1831 - 179 páginas |
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... least I should possess The poet's treasure , Silence , and indulge 235 The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated seite forbids the ...
... least I should possess The poet's treasure , Silence , and indulge 235 The dreams of fancy , tranquil and secure . Vain thought ! the dweller in that still retreat Dearly obtains the refuge it affords . Its elevated seite forbids the ...
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... least . The love of Nature , and the scenes she draws , Is nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , self - imprison'd in their proud saloons , Renounce the odours of the open field 415 For the unscented fictions of the ...
... least . The love of Nature , and the scenes she draws , Is nature's dictate . Strange ! there should be found , Who , self - imprison'd in their proud saloons , Renounce the odours of the open field 415 For the unscented fictions of the ...
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... And wantonness , and gluttonous excess . In cities , vice is hidden with most ease , Or seen with least reproach ; and virtue , taught 690 VOL . II . - 3 By frequent lapse , can hope no triumph there Beyond THE SOFA . 25.
... And wantonness , and gluttonous excess . In cities , vice is hidden with most ease , Or seen with least reproach ; and virtue , taught 690 VOL . II . - 3 By frequent lapse , can hope no triumph there Beyond THE SOFA . 25.
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... least be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Possess ye , therefore , ye who , borne about 755 In chariots and sedans , know no fatigue But that of idleness , and taste no scenes But such as art contrives , possess ye still Your ...
... least be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Possess ye , therefore , ye who , borne about 755 In chariots and sedans , know no fatigue But that of idleness , and taste no scenes But such as art contrives , possess ye still Your ...
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... least of our concerns ; ( since from the least The greatest oft originate ; ) could chance Find place in his dominion , or dispose One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be surpris'd , and unforeseen Contingence might ...
... least of our concerns ; ( since from the least The greatest oft originate ; ) could chance Find place in his dominion , or dispose One lawless particle to thwart his plan ; Then God might be surpris'd , and unforeseen Contingence might ...
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Términos y frases comunes
beauty beneath betimes boast breath call'd cause charms clime delights design'd distant divine domestick dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ry fair fame fancy fear feed feel field of glory flow'r folly form'd fountain of eternal frown fruits give glory Gothick grace grave groves hand happy heart Heav'n honour human JOSEPH HILL king labour lanquid learn'd less lost lyre magick mercy Mighty winds mind mischief musick nature Nature's Nebaioth never nymphs o'er once peace perhaps plac'd pleas'd pleasures polish'd pow'r praise proud publick rapture riddance rude rural sacred scene schools scorn seek seem'd shade shine sight slaves sleep sloth smile Sofa song soon soul sound sweet task taste thee theme thine thou art thou hast toil touch'd trembling truth Twas virtue wand'ring WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wise worth youth
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Página 30 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Página 30 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast...
Página 77 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Página 55 - My panting side was charged, when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades. There was I found by one who had Himself Been hurt by th
Página 139 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs. Else they are all — the meanest things that are As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Página 38 - Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Página 126 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
Página 40 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Página 30 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Página 163 - That, viewing it, we seem almost t' obtain Our innocent sweet simple years again. This fond attachment to the well-known place, Whence first we started into life's long race, Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e'en in age, and at our latest day.