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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books. To which is Added, Tirocinium: Or, A Review ... - Page 27
by William Cowper - 1787 - 186 pages
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocs are well nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...rites Have dwindled into unrespefted- forms, And knees and hassccs are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound, And...
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Poems,

William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country,and man made the town. What wonder then that health and...fweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, Ihould moft abound And leaft be threatened in. the fields and groves ? Poffefs ye therefore, ye who*...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...cuftoms of her own, till f.ibbath rites Have dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and haffocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and...fweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threatened in the fields and groves ? Poflefs ye therefore, ye who,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...cuftoms of her own, till fibbath ritci Have dwindled into unrefpccted forms, And knees and haffocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and...fweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And Icaft be threatened in the fields and groves .' l'offefs ye therefore, ye who,...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindjed into unrepected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and...that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town....that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in...
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The Emerald, Volumes 1-2

1806 - 688 pages
...lines by Cowper, the comparison between the tvtnL.jf ol town and country. God made the country, and mm made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound, And least he threaten'd, in...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter dranght, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in...
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...rites Have dwindled into uninspected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in...
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