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Cowper*8 TaaL Some seek diversion in the tented field.
And make the sorrows of mankind their sport But war *s a game, which, were their subjects wist^ Kings should not play at Cowper*8 Task King though he be, And king in England too, he may be weak And vain enough to be ambitious still.
May exercise amiss his proper powers.
Or covet more than freemen choose to grant : Beyond that mark is treason.
Ceu^w'f Task He is ours, T* administer, to guard, t' adorn the state, But not to warp or change it ...We are his.
To serve him nobly in the common cause.
True to the death, but not to be his slaves.
Cowper's Task We view the outward glories of a crown ; But dazzled with the lustre, cannot see The thorns that line it, and whose painful prick.
lings Embitter all the pompous sweets of empire.
Happier the wretcli, who, at his daily toils, Sweats for his homely dinner, than a king In all the dangerous pomp of royalty I He knows no fears of state to damp his joys ; No treason shakes the bumble bed he lies on ' Nor dreads the poison in his peaceful bowls !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Cowper*8 TaaL Some seek diversion in the tented field.
And make the sorrows of mankind their sport But war *s a game, which, were their subjects wist^ Kings should not play at Cowper*8 Task King though he be, And king in England too, he may be weak And vain enough to be ambitious still.
May exercise amiss his proper powers.
Or covet more than freemen choose to grant : Beyond that mark is treason.
Ceu^w'f Task He is ours, T* administer, to guard, t' adorn the state, But not to warp or change it ...We are his.
To serve him nobly in the common cause.
True to the death, but not to be his slaves.
Cowper's Task We view the outward glories of a crown ; But dazzled with the lustre, cannot see The thorns that line it, and whose painful prick.
lings Embitter all the pompous sweets of empire.
Happier the wretcli, who, at his daily toils, Sweats for his homely dinner, than a king In all the dangerous pomp of royalty I He knows no fears of state to damp his joys ; No treason shakes the bumble bed he lies on ' Nor dreads the poison in his peaceful bowls !
What to read after A Complete Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Comprising the Most Excellent ...?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, John F. Addington to read onlineMoreLess
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