Poems, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 - English poetry |
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... deep Beneath the dazzling deluge ; and the bents , And coarser grass , upspearing o'er the rest , Of late unsightly ... Deep - plunging , and again deep - plunging oft 184 . BOOK V. THE TASK .
... deep Beneath the dazzling deluge ; and the bents , And coarser grass , upspearing o'er the rest , Of late unsightly ... Deep - plunging , and again deep - plunging oft 184 . BOOK V. THE TASK .
Page 185
William Cowper. Deep - plunging , and again deep - plunging oft , His broad keen knife into the solid mass : Smooth as a wall the upright remnant stands , With such undeviating and even force He severs it away : no needless care , Lest ...
William Cowper. Deep - plunging , and again deep - plunging oft , His broad keen knife into the solid mass : Smooth as a wall the upright remnant stands , With such undeviating and even force He severs it away : no needless care , Lest ...
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... deep in that of cold pretence . Patriots are grown too shrewd to be sincere , And we too wise to trust them . He that takes Deep in his soft credulity the stamp Designed by loud declaimers on the part Of liberty , themselves the slaves ...
... deep in that of cold pretence . Patriots are grown too shrewd to be sincere , And we too wise to trust them . He that takes Deep in his soft credulity the stamp Designed by loud declaimers on the part Of liberty , themselves the slaves ...
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