The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper, 第 1 巻J. Seagrave, 1806 |
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... censured for inordinate vanity . - To obviate such a cen- sure , I will only say , that I have endeavour- ed to execute what I regard as a mournful duty , as if I were under the immediate and visible direction of the most pure , the ...
... censured for inordinate vanity . - To obviate such a cen- sure , I will only say , that I have endeavour- ed to execute what I regard as a mournful duty , as if I were under the immediate and visible direction of the most pure , the ...
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... censure on this remarkable composition , is a striking proof of his own malevolent prejudice against Pope . A friend to the poet would have justly observed , that his Letter to Lord Hervey is one of the most acute , the most highly ...
... censure on this remarkable composition , is a striking proof of his own malevolent prejudice against Pope . A friend to the poet would have justly observed , that his Letter to Lord Hervey is one of the most acute , the most highly ...
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... censure . It has been a fashion to say , the Letters of Pope are stiff , and affected . Even Cowper has spoken of them in such terms of general condemnation , as I am confident , his candid spirit would have corrected , had he been led ...
... censure . It has been a fashion to say , the Letters of Pope are stiff , and affected . Even Cowper has spoken of them in such terms of general condemnation , as I am confident , his candid spirit would have corrected , had he been led ...
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... censured with great justice and eloquence by a female writer of the pre- sent age , who may be regarded as greatly superior to Lady Mary not only in the graceful virtues most suited to her sex , but in her poetical talents . The candid ...
... censured with great justice and eloquence by a female writer of the pre- sent age , who may be regarded as greatly superior to Lady Mary not only in the graceful virtues most suited to her sex , but in her poetical talents . The candid ...
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... censure on his critical ancestor , and once by unmerited praise in rhyme , addressed to himself , the modest and ... censured and derided by the most eminent scholars and wits of his own time . I spoke of Bentley what every man of ...
... censure on his critical ancestor , and once by unmerited praise in rhyme , addressed to himself , the modest and ... censured and derided by the most eminent scholars and wits of his own time . I spoke of Bentley what every man of ...
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acquaintance admirable affection affectionate affliction afford amiable amuse appears Atossa believe benevolent Bishop of Galloway blessing Brother celebrated censure character Christian correspondence Cowper dear Cousin DEAR FRIEND delight display divine English Epistles epistolary Esqr esteem expression 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 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 received recollect religious remarkable remember respect Revd Sappho Scripture seems sentiments speak spect spirit suppose sure talents temper tender thank thee Themistius thing thou thought Tibullus tion truth verse virtues volume W. C. LETTER William Cowper WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write written wrote young
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16 ページ - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
xlv ページ - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou mightst know me safe and warmly laid; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or...
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...
90 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?
102 ページ - ... within doors or sing some hymns of Martin's collection, and by the help of Mrs. Unwin's harpsichord make up a tolerable concert in which our hearts, I hope, are the best and most musical performers. After tea we sally forth to walk in good earnest. Mrs. Unwin is a good walker, and we have generally travelled about four miles before we see home again.
237 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.
184 ページ - SWEET stream, that winds through yonder glade, Apt emblem of a virtuous maid — Silent and chaste she steals along, Far from the world's gay busy throng ; • With gentle yet prevailing force, Intent upon her destined course ; Graceful and useful all she does, Blessing and blest where'er she goes.
54 ページ - ... built as upon a rock : the fall of man, the redemption of man, and the resurrection of man, the three cardinal articles of our religion, are such as human ingenuity could never have invented, therefore they must be divine; the other argument is this. If the prophecies have been fulfilled (of which there is abundant demonstration) the Scripture must be the word of God, and if the Scripture is the word of God, Christianity must be true.
270 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...
288 ページ - With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united.