The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Zväzok 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Strana xiv
... cousin Major Cowper , and whose amiable character will unfold itself in the course of this work , as the friend and correspondent of her more eminent relation , the second grandchild of the judge , destined to honor the name of Cowper ...
... cousin Major Cowper , and whose amiable character will unfold itself in the course of this work , as the friend and correspondent of her more eminent relation , the second grandchild of the judge , destined to honor the name of Cowper ...
Strana 25
... Martin Madan , his first cousin ) had vainly endeavoured to establish a lasting tranquillity in his mind , by friendly and religious conver- E sation , sation , it was found necessary to remove him to LIFE OF COWPER . 25.
... Martin Madan , his first cousin ) had vainly endeavoured to establish a lasting tranquillity in his mind , by friendly and religious conver- E sation , sation , it was found necessary to remove him to LIFE OF COWPER . 25.
Strana 40
... COUSIN , I am much obliged to you for Pearsall's Meditations , especially as it furnishes me with an occasion of writing to you , which is all I have waited for . My friends must . excuse me , if I write to none but those , who lay it ...
... COUSIN , I am much obliged to you for Pearsall's Meditations , especially as it furnishes me with an occasion of writing to you , which is all I have waited for . My friends must . excuse me , if I write to none but those , who lay it ...
Strana 41
... COUSIN , April 4 , 1766 . I agree with you that letters are not es- sential to friendship , but they seem to be a natural fruit of it , when they are the only intercourse that can be had . And a friendship producing no sensible effects ...
... COUSIN , April 4 , 1766 . I agree with you that letters are not es- sential to friendship , but they seem to be a natural fruit of it , when they are the only intercourse that can be had . And a friendship producing no sensible effects ...
Strana 43
... Cousin affectionately , LETTER VI . WM . COWPER . To Mrs. COWPER , at the Park - House , Hartford . MY DEAR COUSIN , April 17 , 1766 . As in matters unattainable by reason , and unrevealed in the Scripture , it is impossible to argue at ...
... Cousin affectionately , LETTER VI . WM . COWPER . To Mrs. COWPER , at the Park - House , Hartford . MY DEAR COUSIN , April 17 , 1766 . As in matters unattainable by reason , and unrevealed in the Scripture , it is impossible to argue at ...
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acquaintance admirable affection affectionate amiable amusement appears April 17 attention beautiful blessing Bodham brother character comfortable Cowper DEAR COUSIN DEAR FRIEND dearest Cousin degree delight Esqr feel friendship genius give graceful happy heart Homer honour honour of Scotland hope Huntingdon Iliad interesting John Gilpin John Johnson JOSEPH HILL kind labour Lace-makers Lady Austen Lady Hesketh least LETTER LETTER live Lodge Lord March 11 mind nature neighbours never Newton obliged occasion Olney painful Park-House peculiar perhaps pleased pleasure Poem Poet poetical poetry powers praise present prove racters Reader reason received recollect river Ouse Samuel Rose scene Scripture seems sensible sent shew spirit suppose sure talents tell tender thee thing thou thought Throckmorton tion Translation truth Unwin verse virtues Volume W. C. LETTER walk Weston WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wish write
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Strana 100 - Toll for the Brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea-fight is fought ; His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock : She sprang no fatal leak ; She ran upon no rock.
Strana 77 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Strana xviii - They whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves, on any occasion, is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation; others can have none.
Strana 76 - Then holding the spectacles up to the court — Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the Nose is ; in short, Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Strana 227 - Alas ! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.
Strana 195 - The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumps upon your back How he esteems your merit, Is such a friend, that one had need Be very much his friend indeed, .
Strana 12 - He is a man of learning and good sense, and as simple as parson Adams. His wife has a very uncommon understanding, has read much to excellent purpose, and is more polite than a duchess.