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Page 193
King was a name too proud for man to wear With modesty and meekness ; and
the crown ; So dazzling in their eyes who set it on , Was sure t ' intoxicate the
brows it bound . It is the abject property of most ; That being parcel of the common
...
King was a name too proud for man to wear With modesty and meekness ; and
the crown ; So dazzling in their eyes who set it on , Was sure t ' intoxicate the
brows it bound . It is the abject property of most ; That being parcel of the common
...
Page 198
We love The king who loves the law ; respects his bounds , And reigns content
within them : him we serve Freely and with delight , who leaves us free ; But
recollecting still that he is man , . We trust him not too far . King though he be ,
And king ...
We love The king who loves the law ; respects his bounds , And reigns content
within them : him we serve Freely and with delight , who leaves us free ; But
recollecting still that he is man , . We trust him not too far . King though he be ,
And king ...
Page 204
am Moves indignation ; makes the name of king ( Of king whom such prerogative
can please ) As dreadful as the Manichean god , Ador ' d through fear , strong
only to destroy . ' Tis liberty alone that gives the flow ' r Of Aleeting life its lustre
and ...
am Moves indignation ; makes the name of king ( Of king whom such prerogative
can please ) As dreadful as the Manichean god , Ador ' d through fear , strong
only to destroy . ' Tis liberty alone that gives the flow ' r Of Aleeting life its lustre
and ...
Page 265
Had fled from William , and the news was fresh , The simple clerk , but loyal , did
announce , And eke did rear right merrily , two staves , Sung to the praise and
glory of King George . – Man praises man ; and Garrick ' s mem ' ry next , When ...
Had fled from William , and the news was fresh , The simple clerk , but loyal , did
announce , And eke did rear right merrily , two staves , Sung to the praise and
glory of King George . – Man praises man ; and Garrick ' s mem ' ry next , When ...
Page 275
Thy faints proclaim thee king ; and in their hearts Thy title is engraven with a pen
Dipt in the fountain of eternal love . Thy faints proclaim thee king ; and thy delay
Gives courage to their foes , who , could they fee The dawn of thy last advent ...
Thy faints proclaim thee king ; and in their hearts Thy title is engraven with a pen
Dipt in the fountain of eternal love . Thy faints proclaim thee king ; and thy delay
Gives courage to their foes , who , could they fee The dawn of thy last advent ...
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| Title | Poems, Volume 2 Poems, Joseph Johnson Poems, William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1788 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2010 |
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