The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley. Supplementary pages, Zväzok 11806 |
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Strana 21
... With simile t ' illustrate it ; But as too much obscures the sight , As often as too little light , We have our similies cut short , For matters of more grave import . That Matthew's numbers run with ease , Each man of 21.
... With simile t ' illustrate it ; But as too much obscures the sight , As often as too little light , We have our similies cut short , For matters of more grave import . That Matthew's numbers run with ease , Each man of 21.
Strana 50
... matter too far , and that in the present warmth of my heart , I make too ample a concession in saying , that I am only now a convert . You think I always believed , and I thought so too , but you were deceived , and so was I. I called ...
... matter too far , and that in the present warmth of my heart , I make too ample a concession in saying , that I am only now a convert . You think I always believed , and I thought so too , but you were deceived , and so was I. I called ...
Strana 62
... matter of it is that , upon which it principally stakes its credit with us , and the style , however excellent and peculiar to itself , is the only one of those many external evidences by which it recommends itself to our belief . I ...
... matter of it is that , upon which it principally stakes its credit with us , and the style , however excellent and peculiar to itself , is the only one of those many external evidences by which it recommends itself to our belief . I ...
Strana 84
... matter of such infinite moment . The world will be ever telling us , that we are good enough , and the world will vilify us behind our backs . But it is not the world , which tries the heart , that is the preroga- tive of God alone . My ...
... matter of such infinite moment . The world will be ever telling us , that we are good enough , and the world will vilify us behind our backs . But it is not the world , which tries the heart , that is the preroga- tive of God alone . My ...
Strana 86
... matter of daily thanksgiving to me , that I am ad- mitted into the society of such persons , and I pray God to make me , and keep me worthy of them . Your brother Martin has been very kind to me , having wrtiten to me twice in a stile ...
... matter of daily thanksgiving to me , that I am ad- mitted into the society of such persons , and I pray God to make me , and keep me worthy of them . Your brother Martin has been very kind to me , having wrtiten to me twice in a stile ...
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acquainted admirable affection affectionate affliction afford amiable amuse appears Atossa believe Bishop of Galloway blessing celebrated censure character Christian correspondence Cowper dear Cousin DEAR FRIEND delicacy delight display divine English Epistles epistolary Esqr esteem expression faith favour feel friendship give grace happy heart honour hope Huntingdon interesting JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL labour Lady HESKETH language least live Lord Lord Hervey Lord Peterborough Lordship mean ment mercy mind mother nature never obliged observe occasion Olney peculiar perhaps person Phalaris pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope powerful praise present racter reader reason recollect religious remarkable respect Revd Sappho Scripture seems sentiments speak spect spirit suppose sure talents tender thank thee Themistius thing thou thought Tibullus tion truth verse virtues volume W. C. LETTER William Cowper WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write written wrote
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Strana 239 - 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. Then shifting his side, as a lawyer knows how, He pleaded again in behalf of the Eyes, But what were his arguments few people know, For the court did not think they were equally wise. So his lordship decreed, with a grave solemn tone, Decisive and clear, without one if or but, — That whenever the Nose put...
Strana xlv - All this, and more endearing still than all, Thy constant flow of love, that knew no fall, Ne'er roughened by those cataracts and breaks, That humour interposed too often makes; All this still legible in memory's page, And still to be so to my latest age...
Strana 238 - 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, Design'd to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Strana xlv - Tis now become a history little known That once we called the pastoral house our own Short-lived possession! but the record fair That memory keeps, of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced.
Strana 92 - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Strana 294 - To make verse speak the language of prose, without being prosaic, to marshal the words of it in such an order as they might naturally take in falling from the lips of an extemporary speaker, yet without meanness, harmoniously, elegantly, and without seeming to displace a syllable for the sake of the rhyme, is one of the most arduous tasks a poet can undertake. He that could accomplish this task was Prior : many have imitated his excellence in this particular, but the best copies have fallen far short...
Strana 104 - At night we read, and converse, as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns, or a sermon, and last of all the family are called to prayers.
Strana 272 - I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewer should say, " To be sure, the gentleman's muse, wears Methodist shoes ; you may know by her pace, and talk about grace, that she and her bard have little regard, for the taste and fashions, and ruling passions, and...
Strana 103 - ... after dinner, but if the weather permits adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of religious conversation till tea-time. If it rains, or is too windy for walking, we either converse within doors, or sing some hymns of Martin's collection, and by the help of Mrs.
Strana 212 - OS have nothing to say — This seems equally a good reason why I should not — Yet if you had alighted from your horse at our door this morning, and at this present writing, being five o'clock in the afternoon, had found occasion to say to me " Mr. Cowper, you " have not spoke since I came in, have you resolved '•