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The Saturday Magazine - Page 133
1841
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...With most success, when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page, by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; , The sprightly lyre, whose...keener edge On female industry ; the threaded steel i Flies swiftly, and, unfelt, the task proceeds. , The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last...
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The Task: A Poem in Six Books

William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page, by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...steel Flies swiftly, and, unfelt, the task proceeds. The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal.; Such as the mistress...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes p.ut ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ;...
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The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ...

Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page, by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. COWPEB. ADDRESS TO THE CREATOR. O MIGHTY Genius ! Sole animating and inspiring Power ! Author and subject...
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The Task

William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 248 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ; Such as the mistress...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...WJth most success when all hesides decay. The poet's or historian's page hy one Made vocal for ill' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a tremhling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonions, yet distinct, And in the charming strife...
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Poems,

William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 252 pages
...all hesides decay. The poet's or historian's page hy one Made vocal for th' amusement of the Test ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a tremhling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonious, ypl distinct, And in the charming strife...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...With most success when all besides decay : The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...symphonious, yet distinct , And in the charming strife trinmphant still ; Beguile the night and set a keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel...
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Specimens of the British Poets: Whitehead, 1785, to Anstey, 1805

Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ; Such as the mistress...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1819 - 306 pages
...blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal forth' amusement of the rest; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many 8 trembling choitl shakes out; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife...
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