Poems by William Cowper
Glory To God Alone
... " And faith, o'erwhelmed with such a dazzling blaze, ...
The Task: from Book I: The Sofa
... could ne'er have done,Our arch of empire, steadfast but for you,A mutilated structure, soon to fall ...
The Task: from Book II: The Time-Piece
... the world shall stand,The most important and effectual guard,Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause ...
The Task: from Book IV: The Winter Evening
... ev'nings, I reply,More to be priz'd and coveted than yours,As more illumin'd, and with nobler truths ...
The Task: from Book V: The Winter Morning Walk
... ther giftsAll bear the royal stamp that speaks them his,And are august, but this transcends them all ...
The Task: from Book VI: The Winter Walk at Noon
... sures, in the chimeAnd idle tinkling of a minstrel's lyre,To charm his ear whose eye is on the heart ...
