William Cowper

"Christina, maiden of heroic mien!     Star of the North! of northern stars the queen!     Behold, what wrinkles I have earn'd, and how     The"

"Close by the threshold of a door naild fast     Three kittens sat; each kitten lookd aghast.     I, passing swift and inattentive by,     At"

"Two nymphs, both nearly of an age,     Of numerous charms possessd,     A warm dispute once chanced to wage,     Whose temper was the best."

"Too many, Lord, abuse thy grace,     In this licentious day;     And while they boast they see thy face,     They turn their own away.     T"

"In vain to live from age to age     While modern bards endeavour,     I write my name in Pattys page,     And gain my point for ever."

"Maria, could Horace have guessd     What honour awaited his ode     To his own little volume addressd,     The honour which you have bestowd"

"(a brief fragment of an extensive projected poem.)     I could be well content, allowed the use     Of past experience, and the wisdom glean"

"On His Emphatical And Interesting Delivery Of The Defence Of Warren Hastings, Esq., In The House Of Lords.     Cowper, whose silver voice, task"

"The bard, if eer he feel at all,     Must sure be quickend by a call     Both on his heart and head,     To pay with tuneful thanks the care"

"Survivor sole, and hardly such, of all     That once lived here, thy brethren, at my birth     (Since which I number threescore winters past),"

"The noon was shady, and soft airs     Swept Ouses silent tide,     When, scaped from literary cares,     I wanderd on his side.     My sp"

"A Peasant to his lord yearly court,          Presenting pippins of so rich a sort     That he, displeased to have a part alone,          Remove"

"Argument Of The Nineteenth Book.     Achilles is reconciled to Agamemnon, and clothed in new armor forged by Vulcan, leads out the Myrmidons t"

"Round Thurlows head in early youth,     And in his sportive days,     Fair Science pourd the light of truth,     And Genius shed his rays."

"Argument Of The Eighth Book.     Jove calls a council, in which he forbids all interference of the Gods between the Greeks and Trojans. He rep"

"An Illustration.     When a bar of pure silver or ingot of gold     Is sent to be flatted or wrought into length,     It is passd between cy"

"Says the pipe to the snuff-box, I cant understand     What the ladies and gentlemen see in your face,     That you are in fashion all over the"

"Who sent the Author a poetical epistle, in which he requested that his verses, if not so good as usual, might be excused on account of the many fe"

"My lids with grief were tumid yet,     And still my sullied cheek was wet     With briny dews profusely shed     For venerable Winton dead,[2]"

"Oh! to some distant scene, a willing exile     From the wild roar of this busy world,     Were it my fate with Delia to retire,     With her to"

"ARGUMENT     Ulysses and Telemachus remove the arms from the hall to an upper-chamber. The Hero then confers with Penelope, to whom he gives a f"

"A Spaniel, Beau, that fares like you,     Well fed, and at his ease,     Should wiser be than to pursue     Each trifle that he sees.     Bu"

"By whom was David taught     To aim the deadly blow,     When he Goliath fought,     And laid the Gittite low?     Nor sword nor spear the str"

"I thirst, but not as once I did,     The vain delights of earth to share;     Thy wounds, Emmanuel, all forbid     That I should seek my pleasu"

"Quod adest, memento     Componere quus. Ctera fluminis     Ritu feruntur.Horace.     Improve the present hour, for all beside     Is a me"

"Mary! I want a lyre with other strings,     Such aid from heaven as some have feignd they drew,     An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new"

"When the British warrior queen,     Bleeding from the Roman rods,     Sought, with an indignant mien,     Counsel of her countrys gods,"

"Argument Of The Fifteenth Book.     Jove, awaking and seeing the Trojans routed, threatens Juno. He sends Iris to admonish Neptune to relinqui"

"Time, never wand'ring from his annual round,     Bids Zephyr breathe the Spring, and thaw the ground;     Bleak Winter flies, new verdure clothe"

"To be rememberd thus is fame,     And in the first degree;     And did the few, like her, the same,     The press might rest for me.     So"

"Here Johnson liesa sage by all allowd,     Whom to have bred may well make England proud,     Whose prose was eloquence, by wisdom taught,"

"To Jesus, the Crown of my hope,     My soul is in haste to be gone:     O bear me, ye cherubim, up,     And waft me away to his throne!"

"Sometimes a light surprises The Christian while he sings; It is the Lord who rises With healing on His wings; When comforts are declining, He grants t"

"'Tis morning; and the sun, with ruddy orb Ascending, fires th' horizon: while the clouds, That crowd away before the driving wind, More ardent as the"

"My song shall bless the Lord of all, My praise shall climb to His abode; Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The great Supreme, the mighty God. Witho"

"Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the si"

"Thus heav'nward all things tend. For all were once Perfect, and all must be at length restor'd. So God has greatly purpos'd; who would else In his dis"

"ARGUMENT     Ulysses arriving at the house of Eumus, is hospitably entertained, and spends the night there.             Leaving the haven-si"

"Say, ye apostate and profane,     Wretches, who blush not to disdain     Allegiance to your God,     Did eer your idly wasted love     Of vi"

"O how I love thy holy word,     Thy gracious covenant, O Lord!     It guides me in the peaceful way;     I think upon it all the day.     Wh"

"A Philosopher, included in the same sentence of condemnation with several guilty persons among whom he had been apprehended, sent the following lines"

"Argument Of The Sixteenth Book.     Achilles, at the suit of Patroclus, grants him his own armor, and permission to lead the Myrmidons to batt"

"The billows swell, the winds are high,     Clouds overcast my wintry sky;     Out of the depths to thee I call, -     My fears are great, my st"

"Honour and happiness unite     To make the Christians name a praise;     How fair the scene, how clear the light,     That fills the remnant o"

"Argument Of The Twenty-First Book.     Achilles having separated the Trojans, and driven one part of them to the city and the other into the S"

"Here lies, whom hound did neer pursue,     Nor swifter greyhound follow,     Whose foot neer tainted morning dew,     Nor ear heard huntsman"

"Oh, happy shadesto me unblest!     Friendly to peace, but not to me!     How ill the scene that offers rest,     And heart that cannot rest, a"

"Thrive, gentle plant! and weave a bower     For Mary and for me,     And deck with many a splendid flower,     Thy foliage large and free."

"If Gideons fleece, which drenchd with dew he found     While moisture none refreshd the herbs around,     Might fitly represent the church, e"

"What thousands never knew the road!     What thousands hate it when tis known!     None but the chosen tribes of God     Will seek or choose i"

"To keep the lamp alive,     With oil we fill the bowl;     Tis water makes the willow thrive,     And grace that feeds the soul.     The Lo"

"Argument Of The Twenty-Third Book.      The body of Patroclus is burned, and the funeral games ensue.      Such mourning was in Troy; mean"

"ARGUMENT     Mercury bears to Calypso a command from Jupiter that she dismiss Ulysses. She, after some remonstrances, promises obedience, and fu"

"If John marries Mary, and Mary alone,     Tis a very good match between Mary and John.     Should John wed a score, oh, the claws and the scrat"

"When Israel by Jehovah call'd From Egypt's hostile plain, Pour'd forth in numbers as the Sand And sought the adjacent main: Then God descended from on"

"Patron of all those luckless brains,     That, to the wrong side leaning,     Indite much metre with much pains,     And little or no meaning;"

"ARGUMENT     Ulysses relates to Alcinos his voyage to the infernal regions, his conference there with the prophet Tiresias concerning his retur"

"The Lord will happiness divine     On contrite hearts bestow;     Then tell me, gracious God, is mine     A contrite heart or no?     I hear"

"["The history of the following production is briefly this:--A lady, fond of blank verse, demanded a poem of that kind from the author, and gave hi"

"The Lord receives his highest praise     From humble minds and hearts sincere;     While all the loud professor says     Offends the righteous"