 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...long. Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere, And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner of them all. How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken'd to a pause, and we have born The ruffling wind, scarce... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...long. Thou knoiv'st my praise of nature most sincere, And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner of them all. How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken' d to a pause, and we have born The ruffling wind, scarce... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere, 150 And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner of them all. How oft, upon yon eminence, our pace Has slacken'd to a pause, and we have born 155 The ruffling wind,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...long. Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere, And that my raptures are not conjur'd up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner of them all. How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slacken'd to a pause, and we have borne The ruffling wind, scarce... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pages
...! Thou know'st my praise of nature most sincere,; And that my raptures are not conjured up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner...of his female companion. More poetical memorials of her merit will be found in these Volumes, and in verse so exquisite, that it may be questioned, if... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 454 pages
...Thou knowest my praise of nature most sincere ; And that my raptures are not conjured up To' serve occasions of poetic pomp%, - • But genuine, and...interest in the lady they describe, but these are faY from being the only tribute, which the gratitude of Cowper has paid to the endearing virtues of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 446 pages
...raptures are not conjured up To serve occasions of poetic pomp-, But genuine, and art partner of them alU These verses would be alone sufficient to make every...from being the only tribute, which the gratitude of Cowpcr has paid to the endearing virtues of his female companion. More poetical memorials of her merit... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...fufficient to make every poetical reader take a lively intereft in the lady they defcribe; but thefe are far from being the only tribute* which the gratitude...of his female companion. More poetical memorials of her merit will be found in thefe volumes, and ift Yerfe fo exquifite, that it may be queftione'd, if... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 394 pages
...! Thou knowest my praise of nature most sincere ; And that my raptures are not conjured up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner...of his female companion. More poetical memorials of her merit will be found in these volumes, and in verse so exquisite, that it may be questioned, if... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...long. Thou knowest my praise of nature most sincere, And that my raptures are not conjured up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner of them all. How oft upon yon eminence our pace Has slackened to a pause, and we have borne The ruffling wind, scarce... | |
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Thou know'st my praise of Nature most sincere, And that my raptures are not conjured up To serve occasions of poetic pomp, But genuine, and art partner of them all. 
