The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley. Supplementary pages, 第 1 巻1806 |
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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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239 ページ - 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...
xlv ページ - 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...
238 ページ - 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.
xlv ページ - 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.
92 ページ - 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?
294 ページ - 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...
104 ページ - 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.
272 ページ - 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...
103 ページ - ... 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.
212 ページ - 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 '•