The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Page xi
... talent to familiarize and endear the most awful subjects , and to dignify the most familiar , the Poet natu- rally becomes a favourite with Readers of every description . His works must interest every nation under Heaven , where his ...
... talent to familiarize and endear the most awful subjects , and to dignify the most familiar , the Poet natu- rally becomes a favourite with Readers of every description . His works must interest every nation under Heaven , where his ...
Page xiv
... talent for poetry , in the praise of her cotemporary poets Pope and Hughes . This lady , the wife of Colonel Madan , transmitted her own poetical and devout spirit , to her daughter Frances Maria , who was married to her cousin Major ...
... talent for poetry , in the praise of her cotemporary poets Pope and Hughes . This lady , the wife of Colonel Madan , transmitted her own poetical and devout spirit , to her daughter Frances Maria , who was married to her cousin Major ...
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... talents , the virtues , and the misfortunes of this wonderful person , that it is hardly possible for Biography , extensive as her province is , to speak of a more interesting individual , or to select a subject on which it may be more ...
... talents , the virtues , and the misfortunes of this wonderful person , that it is hardly possible for Biography , extensive as her province is , to speak of a more interesting individual , or to select a subject on which it may be more ...
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... talents , the virtues , and the misfortunes of this wonderful person , that it is hardly possible for Biography , extensive as her province is , to speak of a more interesting individual , or to select a subject on which it may be more ...
... talents , the virtues , and the misfortunes of this wonderful person , that it is hardly possible for Biography , extensive as her province is , to speak of a more interesting individual , or to select a subject on which it may be more ...
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... talents and inclination ) to fulfill the arduous office of preceptor to their own children ; yet arduous and irksome as the office is generally thought , there is perhaps no species of mental labour so perfectly sweet in its success ...
... talents and inclination ) to fulfill the arduous office of preceptor to their own children ; yet arduous and irksome as the office is generally thought , there is perhaps no species of mental labour so perfectly sweet in its success ...
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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.