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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 inspire ...
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 inspire ...
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Its elevated scite forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And heavy - laden brings his bev'rage home , Far - fetch'd and little worth ; nor seldom waits , Dependent on the ...
Its elevated scite forbids the wretch To drink sweet waters of the crystal well ; He dips his bowl into the weedy ditch , And heavy - laden brings his bev'rage home , Far - fetch'd and little worth ; nor seldom waits , Dependent on the ...
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... and the vapid soul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not such th ' alert and active , Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C3 By Book i . 27 THE SOFA ,
... and the vapid soul , Reproach their owner with that love of rest To which he forfeits ev'n the rest he loves . Not such th ' alert and active , Measure life By its true worth , the comforts it affords , C3 By Book i . 27 THE SOFA ,
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By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems worthy of the name . Good health , and its associate in the most , Good terper ; spirits prompt to undertake , And not foon fpent , though in an arduous talk ...
By its true worth , the comforts it affords , And theirs alone seems worthy of the name . Good health , and its associate in the most , Good terper ; spirits prompt to undertake , And not foon fpent , though in an arduous talk ...
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But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft . In proud and gay And gain - devoted cities ; thither flow , As to a common and ...
But though true worth and virtue , in the mild And genial foil of cultivated life Thrive most , and may perhaps thrive only there , Yet not in cities oft . In proud and gay And gain - devoted cities ; thither flow , As to a common and ...
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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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