Selections from Cowper's Poems

Æsop Beau marked beauty beneath birds blood divine Book breath charms Cowper cried dear death delight distant divine door dream earth ease Edmonton fair fame fancy fast fear feel flagged admiral flew flower grace grove happy happy prisoners heard heart Heaven homeless birds hope Jack hare Jean Jacques Rousseau John Gilpin John Throckmorton king knew knows labour land light Lord lost lyre mind muse nature Nebaioth never nose o'er once pain peace perhaps play pleasure poet poet's poor praise scene scorn seems shade shine sigh sight silent skies slaves smile song soon sorrow soul sound stout spurs stream sweet Task tear thee theme thine thou hast thought toil tongue touch true truth Twas verse virtue WARREN HASTINGS whate'er WILLIAM WILBERFORCE wind winter youth