Poems by William Cowper
Stanzas Subjoined To The Yearly Bill Of Mortality Of The Parish Of All-Saints, Northampton. Anno Dom
... One falls -- the rest, wide scattered with affright, ...
An Epistle To Joseph Hill, Esq.
... Whence comes it then, that in the wane of life, ...
In Seditionem Horrendam, Corruptelis Gallicus Ut Fertue, Londini Nuper Exortam
... TRANSLATION. False, cruel, disappointed, stung to the heart, ...
To A Friend In Distress (Translated From Owen)
... For when at worst, they say, things always mend ...
Epigram : To Leonora Singing At Rome 2 (Translated From Milton)
... The sweet-voiced Siren buried on thy shore, ...
The Cock-Fighter's Garland
... For while he stretched his clamorous throat ...
Reciprocal Kindness The Primary Law Of Nature
... But thus to live -- still lost -- sequester'd still -- ...
Inscription For A Moss-House In The Shrubbery At Weston
... Far from the storms that shake the great, ...
To The Nightingale, Which The Author Heard Sing On New Year's Day
... And why, since thousands would be proud ...
Upon A Venerable Rival
... Who early loves, though young, is wise,-- ...
Olney Hymn 42: Self-Acquaintance
... And mourns, with much and frequent smart, ...
Horace, Book II. Ode XVI.
... Poor short-lived things, what plans we lay ...
On A Spaniel, Called Beau, Killing A Young Bird
... BEAU'S REPLY. Sir, when I flew to seize the bird ...
The Progress of Error
... The breach, though small at first, soon opening wide, ...
On The Author Of Letters On Literature
... That rots, and stinks, and is abhorred ...
