Nature
Inscription for a Moss-House in the Shrubbery at Weston
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Nature
Here, free from riot's hated noise,
Be mine, ye calmer, purer joys,
A book or friend bestows;
Far from the storms that shake the great,
Contentment's gale shall fan my seat,
And sweeten my repose.
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MLA
Cowper, William. “Inscription for a Moss-House in the Shrubbery at Weston.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/144/.
Chicago
Cowper, William. “Inscription for a Moss-House in the Shrubbery at Weston.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowper/144/.
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