Poems by William Cowper
Ovid. Trist. Lib. V. Elegy XII.
... Hard is the task, my friend, for verse should flow ...
Olney Hymn 30: The Light And Glory Of The Word
... The hand that gave it still supplies ...
The Ice Palace
... Gleamed through the clear transparency, that seemed ...
On Late Acquired Wealth (From The Greek)
... Who nought enjoy'd while young, denied the means ...
God Neither Known Nor Loved By The World
... Cast off the chain of self with which thy soul is bound ...
On A True Friend (From The Greek)
... Treasure to serve your every need, ...
To Mr. John Rouse, Librarian of the University of Oxford. (Translated From Milton)
... Where rise the fountains and the raptures ring, ...
Elegy VII. Anno Aetates Undevigesimo (Translated From Milton)
... He spoke, and, waving a bright shaft in air, ...
The Winter Nosegay
... Where the flowers have the charms of the spring, ...
Charity
... Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms, ...
Inscription For A Stone Erected At The Sowing Of A Grove Of Oaks At Chillington, Anno 1790
... Which shall longest brave the sky, ...
Olney Hymn 14: Jehovah-Shammah
... Her name is call'd, "The Lord is there," ...
Selflove And Truth Incompatible
... "Whence all this terror and surprise, ...
Song
... The fragrant flowers that once would bloom ...
Love Increased By Suffering
... 'Tis filled with sacred joy, yet pressed ...