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Page 8
And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I
perceive Fast lock ' d in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirm ' d by long
experience of thy worth And . And well - tried virtues , could alone inspireWitness
8 ...
And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I
perceive Fast lock ' d in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirm ' d by long
experience of thy worth And . And well - tried virtues , could alone inspireWitness
8 ...
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By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems worthy of the
name . Good health , and its affociate in the most , Good terper ; spirits prompt to
undertake , And not foon fpent , though in an arduous talk ; The pow ' rs of fancy ...
By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems worthy of the
name . Good health , and its affociate in the most , Good terper ; spirits prompt to
undertake , And not foon fpent , though in an arduous talk ; The pow ' rs of fancy ...
Page 233
... he could now endure , ( Himself grown sober in the vale of tears ) And feel a
parent ' s presence no restraint . But not to understand a treasure ' s worth ' Till
time has stoln away the Nighted good , " Till Book vi . THE WINTER WALK AT
NOON ...
... he could now endure , ( Himself grown sober in the vale of tears ) And feel a
parent ' s presence no restraint . But not to understand a treasure ' s worth ' Till
time has stoln away the Nighted good , " Till Book vi . THE WINTER WALK AT
NOON ...
Page 308
Ye once were justly fam ' d for bringing forth Undoubted scholarship and genuine
worth , And in the firmament of fame still shines , A glory bright as that of all the
signs , Of poets rais ' d by you , and statesmen and divines . J Peace to them all ...
Ye once were justly fam ' d for bringing forth Undoubted scholarship and genuine
worth , And in the firmament of fame still shines , A glory bright as that of all the
signs , Of poets rais ' d by you , and statesmen and divines . J Peace to them all ...
Page 328
... parts ; Unpatroniz ' d , and therefore little known , Wise for himself and his few
friends aloneIn him thy well - appointed proxy see , Arind for a work too difficult
for thee ; Prepar ' d by taste , by learning , and true worth , To form thy son , to
strike ...
... parts ; Unpatroniz ' d , and therefore little known , Wise for himself and his few
friends aloneIn him thy well - appointed proxy see , Arind for a work too difficult
for thee ; Prepar ' d by taste , by learning , and true worth , To form thy son , to
strike ...
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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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