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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... poet , who had obtained , and deserved , her applause , her esteem , her affection . If this laudable wish , was very sensibly felt by the publick at large , it glowed with peculiar warmth and eagerness in the bosom of the few , who had ...
... poet , who had obtained , and deserved , her applause , her esteem , her affection . If this laudable wish , was very sensibly felt by the publick at large , it glowed with peculiar warmth and eagerness in the bosom of the few , who had ...
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... poet . The long intimacy , and corres- pondence , which she enjoyed with him , from their lively hours of infantine ... poets , whose memories have suf- fered from a 2 INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 7 to an accomplished lady, nearly related both ...
... poet . The long intimacy , and corres- pondence , which she enjoyed with him , from their lively hours of infantine ... poets , whose memories have suf- fered from a 2 INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 7 to an accomplished lady, nearly related both ...
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... poets indeed of recent times have been happy in this most desirable advantage . The Scottish favourite of nature , the tender and impetuous Burns , has found in Dr. Currie , an ingenuous , elo- quent , affectionate biographer ; and in a ...
... poets indeed of recent times have been happy in this most desirable advantage . The Scottish favourite of nature , the tender and impetuous Burns , has found in Dr. Currie , an ingenuous , elo- quent , affectionate biographer ; and in a ...
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... relation to continue her exempla- ry regard to the poet by appearing as his bio- grapher , advised her to relate the particu lars of his life in the form of Letters address- -- ed to your Lordship . - He cited , on INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 11.
... relation to continue her exempla- ry regard to the poet by appearing as his bio- grapher , advised her to relate the particu lars of his life in the form of Letters address- -- ed to your Lordship . - He cited , on INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 11.
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... poets , who , in the ten- derness , and purity of his heart , and in the vivid powers of description , may be thought to resemble Cowper . The passage I allude to is this : The nobility of the Spencers " has been illustrated and ...
... poets , who , in the ten- derness , and purity of his heart , and in the vivid powers of description , may be thought to resemble Cowper . The passage I allude to is this : The nobility of the Spencers " has been illustrated and ...
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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.