The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Zväzok 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Strana 53
... lately been just enough indisposed to convince me , that not only human life in general , but mine in particular , hangs by a slender thread . I am stout enough in appearance , yet a little illness demolishes me . I have had a severe ...
... lately been just enough indisposed to convince me , that not only human life in general , but mine in particular , hangs by a slender thread . I am stout enough in appearance , yet a little illness demolishes me . I have had a severe ...
Strana 95
... lately sent a Petition from hence to Lord Dartmouth ; I signed it and am sure the contents are true . The purport of it was to inform him that there are very near 1200 Lace - makers in this beggarly Town , the most of whom had reason ...
... lately sent a Petition from hence to Lord Dartmouth ; I signed it and am sure the contents are true . The purport of it was to inform him that there are very near 1200 Lace - makers in this beggarly Town , the most of whom had reason ...
Strana 98
... lately , are trembling as they stand be- fore the point of it . I have talked more already than I have formerly done in three visits , you remember my taciturnity , never to be forgotten by those who knew me ; not to depart entirely ...
... lately , are trembling as they stand be- fore the point of it . I have talked more already than I have formerly done in three visits , you remember my taciturnity , never to be forgotten by those who knew me ; not to depart entirely ...
Strana 105
... lately reached the publisher ; and now it is known to you , who live at least two miles distant from my confidant upon the occasion . My labours are principally the production of the last winter ; all indeed , except a few of the minor ...
... lately reached the publisher ; and now it is known to you , who live at least two miles distant from my confidant upon the occasion . My labours are principally the production of the last winter ; all indeed , except a few of the minor ...
Strana 150
... lately , her income was nearly double mine . Her revenues indeed are now in some measure re- duced , and do not much exceed my own ; the worst consequence of this is , that we are forced to deny ourselves some things which hitherto we ...
... lately , her income was nearly double mine . Her revenues indeed are now in some measure re- duced , and do not much exceed my own ; the worst consequence of this is , that we are forced to deny ourselves some things which hitherto we ...
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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.