The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Zväzok 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... thing before going to rest . " 66 66 It appears a strange process in education , to send a tender child from a long residence in the house of a female occulist , immedi- ately into all the hardships that a little delicate boy must have ...
... thing before going to rest . " 66 66 It appears a strange process in education , to send a tender child from a long residence in the house of a female occulist , immedi- ately into all the hardships that a little delicate boy must have ...
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... thing that's witty ! ) That , with a black , infernal train , Make cruel inroads in my brain , And daily threaten to drive thence My little garrison of sense : The fierce banditti , which I mean , Are gloomy thoughts , led on by spleen ...
... thing that's witty ! ) That , with a black , infernal train , Make cruel inroads in my brain , And daily threaten to drive thence My little garrison of sense : The fierce banditti , which I mean , Are gloomy thoughts , led on by spleen ...
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... thing , her needle , gone ; Rake well the cinders ; --- sweep the floor , And sift the dust behind the door ; While eager Hodge beholds the prize In old Grimalkin's glaring eyes ; And Gammer finds it on her knees In every shining straw ...
... thing , her needle , gone ; Rake well the cinders ; --- sweep the floor , And sift the dust behind the door ; While eager Hodge beholds the prize In old Grimalkin's glaring eyes ; And Gammer finds it on her knees In every shining straw ...
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... thing . " These few words of Shakespear have often appeared to me as an absolute portrait of Cowper , at that happiest period of his days , when he exercised , and enjoyed , his rare poetical powers in pri- vacy , at the pleasant ...
... thing . " These few words of Shakespear have often appeared to me as an absolute portrait of Cowper , at that happiest period of his days , when he exercised , and enjoyed , his rare poetical powers in pri- vacy , at the pleasant ...
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... of all maladies , that man infest , Claims most compassion , and receives the least . But , with a soul , that ever felt the sting Of sorrow , sorrow is a sacred thing . ' Tis not , as heads that never ach , ' Tis 26 LIFE OF COWPER .
... of all maladies , that man infest , Claims most compassion , and receives the least . But , with a soul , that ever felt the sting Of sorrow , sorrow is a sacred thing . ' Tis not , as heads that never ach , ' Tis 26 LIFE OF COWPER .
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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.