Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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William Cowper. The course of human things from good to ill , From ill to worse , is fatal , never fails . Increase of power begets increase of wealth ; Wealth luxury , and luxury excess ; Excess , the scrofulous and itchy plague , That ...
William Cowper. The course of human things from good to ill , From ill to worse , is fatal , never fails . Increase of power begets increase of wealth ; Wealth luxury , and luxury excess ; Excess , the scrofulous and itchy plague , That ...
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... course of nature makes it appear less wonderful than it is . — The trans- formation that spring effects in a shrubbery de- scribed . A mistake concerning the course of nature corrected . - God maintains it by an unremitted act . -The ...
... course of nature makes it appear less wonderful than it is . — The trans- formation that spring effects in a shrubbery de- scribed . A mistake concerning the course of nature corrected . - God maintains it by an unremitted act . -The ...
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... course , The regular return of genial months , And renovation of a faded world , See nought to wonder at . Should God again , As once in Gibeon , interrupt the race Of the undeviating and punctual sun , How would the world admire ! But ...
... course , The regular return of genial months , And renovation of a faded world , See nought to wonder at . Should God again , As once in Gibeon , interrupt the race Of the undeviating and punctual sun , How would the world admire ! But ...
Contents
THE TASK in Six Books | 1 |
Friendship 580 | 250 |
Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the year 1787 393 | 273 |
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Æsop Aspasio beauty beneath betimes boast bound breath cause charge charms creatures dæmons death deem delight distant divine dread dream earth ease ev'n fair fame fancy farewell flight fear feed feel fieldfare flowers folly fountain of eternal fruit give glory grace grave groves hand happy happy prisoners hast heard heart heaven honour human John Throckmorton labour less life's live lyre mind mischief mounted best nature nature's Nebaioth never numbers o'er once peace perhaps play pleasure plebeian praise prize Profusion proud prove rest rude sacred scene schools scorn seek seems sensual world shade shine skies smile song soon soul sound street's end suspiria sweet task taste thee their's theme thine thou art toil truth Twas virtue voice waste WILLIAM COWPER winds wisdom wise wisely store wonder worth youth