The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Zväzok 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Strana 15
... dear Mat Prior's easy jingle ; Nor that I mean , while thus I knit My thread - bare sentiments together , To shew my genius , or my wit , When God and you know , I have neither ; Or such , as might be better shewn By letting Poetry ...
... dear Mat Prior's easy jingle ; Nor that I mean , while thus I knit My thread - bare sentiments together , To shew my genius , or my wit , When God and you know , I have neither ; Or such , as might be better shewn By letting Poetry ...
Strana 29
... dear companion of my walks , Whose arm , this twentieth winter , I perceive Fast lock'd in mine , with pleasure , such as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth , And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire ; Witness a joy ...
... dear companion of my walks , Whose arm , this twentieth winter , I perceive Fast lock'd in mine , with pleasure , such as love , Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth , And well - tried virtues , could alone inspire ; Witness a joy ...
Strana 37
... dear cousin Maria , and to every body at the Park . If Mrs. Maitland is with you , as I suspect by a passage in Lady Hesketh's letter to me , pray remember me to her very affectionately . And believe me , my dear friend , ever yours ...
... dear cousin Maria , and to every body at the Park . If Mrs. Maitland is with you , as I suspect by a passage in Lady Hesketh's letter to me , pray remember me to her very affectionately . And believe me , my dear friend , ever yours ...
Strana 38
William Cowper William Hayley. DEAR JOE , LETTER III . To JOSEPH HILL , Esqr . October 25 , 1765 . I am afraid the month of October has proved rather unfavourable to the belle assemblée at South- hampton , high winds and continual rains ...
William Cowper William Hayley. DEAR JOE , LETTER III . To JOSEPH HILL , Esqr . October 25 , 1765 . I am afraid the month of October has proved rather unfavourable to the belle assemblée at South- hampton , high winds and continual rains ...
Strana 39
... deep unfathom'd caves of ocean bear , Full many a rose is born to blush unseen , And waste its fragrance on the desert air . Yours , dear Joe , WM . COWPER . LETTER LETTER IV . . To Mrs. COWPER , at the LIFE OF COWPER . 39.
... deep unfathom'd caves of ocean bear , Full many a rose is born to blush unseen , And waste its fragrance on the desert air . Yours , dear Joe , WM . COWPER . LETTER LETTER IV . . To Mrs. COWPER , at the LIFE OF COWPER . 39.
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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.