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... The solemn chords , and with a trembling hand , Escaped with pain from that adventurous flight , VOL . II . See Poems , vol . i . B Now seek repose upon an humbler theme ; The theme THE TASK . THE TASK, in Six Books The Sofa.
... The solemn chords , and with a trembling hand , Escaped with pain from that adventurous flight , VOL . II . See Poems , vol . i . B Now seek repose upon an humbler theme ; The theme THE TASK . THE TASK, in Six Books The Sofa.
Pàgina 2
William Cowper. Now seek repose upon an humbler theme ; The theme though humble , yet august and proud The occasion for the Fair commands the song . Time was , when clothing sumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , or sires ...
William Cowper. Now seek repose upon an humbler theme ; The theme though humble , yet august and proud The occasion for the Fair commands the song . Time was , when clothing sumptuous or for use , Save their own painted skins , or sires ...
Pàgina 39
... themes of sad import , That , lost in his own musings , happy man ! He feels the anxieties of life , denied Their wonted entertainment , all retire . Such joys has he that sings . But ah ! not such , Or seldom such , the hearers of his ...
... themes of sad import , That , lost in his own musings , happy man ! He feels the anxieties of life , denied Their wonted entertainment , all retire . Such joys has he that sings . But ah ! not such , Or seldom such , the hearers of his ...
Pàgina 40
... theme divine , His office sacred , his credentials clear . By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him , in strains as sweet As angels use , the gospel whispers peace . He stablishes the strong , restores the weak ...
... theme divine , His office sacred , his credentials clear . By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him , in strains as sweet As angels use , the gospel whispers peace . He stablishes the strong , restores the weak ...
Pàgina 58
... themes , and called To adorn the Sofa with eulogium due , To tell its slumbers , and to paint its dreams , Have rambled wide . In country , city , seat Of academic fame ( howe'er deserved ) , Long held , and scarcely disengaged at last ...
... themes , and called To adorn the Sofa with eulogium due , To tell its slumbers , and to paint its dreams , Have rambled wide . In country , city , seat Of academic fame ( howe'er deserved ) , Long held , and scarcely disengaged at last ...
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Poems: The task, a poem, ... to which are added, by the same author, an ... William Cowper Visualització completa - 1785 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 42 - Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him ,the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Pàgina 44 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Pàgina 240 - THAT those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine, — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, "Grieve not, my child; chase all thy fears away!
Pàgina 241 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was.
Pàgina 88 - tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering at his back.
Pàgina 144 - A ray of heavenly light, gilding all forms Terrestrial in the vast and the minute; The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing, And wheels his throne upon the rolling worlds.
Pàgina 90 - Nor his, who patient stands till his feet throb And his head thumps, to feed upon the breath Of patriots bursting with heroic rage, Or placemen all tranquillity and smiles.
Pàgina 151 - I view the embattled tower Whence all the music. I again perceive The soothing influence of the wafted strains, And settle in soft musings as I tread The walk, still verdant under oaks and elms, Whose outspread branches overarch the glade. The roof...
Pàgina 176 - And Saba's spicy groves, pay tribute there. Praise is in all her gates : upon her walls, And in her streets, and in her spacious courts, Is heard salvation. Eastern Java there Kneels with the native of the farthest west, And .(Ethiopia spreads abroad the hand And worships. Her report has travell'd forth Into all lands.
Pàgina 93 - Shortening his journey between morn and noon, And hurrying him, impatient of his stay, Down to the rosy west ; but kindly still Compensating...