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Side vi
... less splendid titles than that of the Cowpers , could trace , from connec- tion with several noble houses , their pedigree up to Henry III . King of England . But Cowper would have been the last person in the world to pique him- self on ...
... less splendid titles than that of the Cowpers , could trace , from connec- tion with several noble houses , their pedigree up to Henry III . King of England . But Cowper would have been the last person in the world to pique him- self on ...
Side xi
... less than the Almighty could have filled me with inexpressible delight , not by a gradual dawning of peace , but as it were , by a flash of his life - giving peace . During this lucid period , his friends , apprehensive lest a very ...
... less than the Almighty could have filled me with inexpressible delight , not by a gradual dawning of peace , but as it were , by a flash of his life - giving peace . During this lucid period , his friends , apprehensive lest a very ...
Side xiv
... less , and refused to do their duty . Meantime , hear . ing his laundress ' husband approaching , he con- cealed the basin and hasted to bed again . He now began to reflect on his late attempts at suicide , and , in a qualm of ...
... less , and refused to do their duty . Meantime , hear . ing his laundress ' husband approaching , he con- cealed the basin and hasted to bed again . He now began to reflect on his late attempts at suicide , and , in a qualm of ...
Side xxiii
... less extensive , benefit to those within their own limited sphere . Cowper bad too much good sense to be carried out of his course by the influence of a silly vanity . Indeed , he hated display , and his con- stitutional timidity , he ...
... less extensive , benefit to those within their own limited sphere . Cowper bad too much good sense to be carried out of his course by the influence of a silly vanity . Indeed , he hated display , and his con- stitutional timidity , he ...
Side xxviii
... less than six years from its commencement . On its appearance , the most favourable opinion pronounced it inferior to Pope's translation , in harmony of numbers , and in the general costume of the poem , if we may so ex- press it ; but ...
... less than six years from its commencement . On its appearance , the most favourable opinion pronounced it inferior to Pope's translation , in harmony of numbers , and in the general costume of the poem , if we may so ex- press it ; but ...
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beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms Cowper death delight design'd distant divine docet Dr Johnson dread dream earth ease East Dereham eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flowers folly form'd frown give glory grace hand happy hast hear heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin land laudanum learn'd light live lost lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er Olney Hymns once peace pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shine sighs sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spleen Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trifler truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom worth youth zeal