The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... Christ , when I saw no beauty in him , that I should desire him , in short when I had neither faith nor love , nor any Christian grace whatever , but a thousand seeds of rebellion instead , ever more springing up in en- mity against him ...
... Christ , when I saw no beauty in him , that I should desire him , in short when I had neither faith nor love , nor any Christian grace whatever , but a thousand seeds of rebellion instead , ever more springing up in en- mity against him ...
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... Christ . Thus did he break me , and bind me up , thus did he wound me , and his hands made me whole . My dear Cousin , I make no apology for entertaining you with the history of my conversion , because I know you to be a Christian in ...
... Christ . Thus did he break me , and bind me up , thus did he wound me , and his hands made me whole . My dear Cousin , I make no apology for entertaining you with the history of my conversion , because I know you to be a Christian in ...
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... Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and our joy . " As to the hope which the Apostle has formed concerning them , he himself refers the accomplishment of it to the coming of Christ , meaning that then he should receive the ...
... Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and our joy . " As to the hope which the Apostle has formed concerning them , he himself refers the accomplishment of it to the coming of Christ , meaning that then he should receive the ...
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... Christ ? At present , whatever our convictions may be , of the sinfulness and corruption of our nature , we can make but a very imperfect estimate either of our weakness or our guilt . Then , no doubt , we shall understand the full ...
... Christ ? At present , whatever our convictions may be , of the sinfulness and corruption of our nature , we can make but a very imperfect estimate either of our weakness or our guilt . Then , no doubt , we shall understand the full ...
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... Christ , the subject of our mutual converse . ” Thus , my dear Cousin , I have spread out my reasons before you for an opinion which , whether admitted or denied , affects not the state or interest of our soul : -May our Creator ...
... Christ , the subject of our mutual converse . ” Thus , my dear Cousin , I have spread out my reasons before you for an opinion which , whether admitted or denied , affects not the state or interest of our soul : -May our Creator ...
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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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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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, .
Page 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.