The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... young Nobleman , to trace the steps by which a retired man of the most diffident modesty , whose private virtues did honor to his name , arose to peculiar celebrity.— My second motive is , I own , of a more selfish nature , for I am per ...
... young Nobleman , to trace the steps by which a retired man of the most diffident modesty , whose private virtues did honor to his name , arose to peculiar celebrity.— My second motive is , I own , of a more selfish nature , for I am per ...
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... young lady her niece , the late Lady Walsingham . Here lies , in early years bereft of life , The best of mothers , and the kindest wife . Who neither knew , nor practic'd any art , Secure in all she wish'd , her husband's heart . Her ...
... young lady her niece , the late Lady Walsingham . Here lies , in early years bereft of life , The best of mothers , and the kindest wife . Who neither knew , nor practic'd any art , Secure in all she wish'd , her husband's heart . Her ...
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... young and tender orphans . The little Cowper was sent to his first school in the year of his mother's death , and how ill - suited the scene was to his peculiar character , must be evident to all , who have heard him describe his ...
... young and tender orphans . The little Cowper was sent to his first school in the year of his mother's death , and how ill - suited the scene was to his peculiar character , must be evident to all , who have heard him describe his ...
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... young , on reading Sir Charles Grandison . To rescue from the tyrant's sword The oppress'd ; --- unseen , and unimplor'd , To chear the face of woe ; From lawless insult to defend An orphan's right --- a fallen friend , And a forgiven ...
... young , on reading Sir Charles Grandison . To rescue from the tyrant's sword The oppress'd ; --- unseen , and unimplor'd , To chear the face of woe ; From lawless insult to defend An orphan's right --- a fallen friend , And a forgiven ...
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... ' they indi- cated his native shyness , had yet very singular powers of attraction . On his first appearance in one of the churches at Huntingdon , he he engaged the notice and respect of an amiable young 30 LIFE OF COWEPR .
... ' they indi- cated his native shyness , had yet very singular powers of attraction . On his first appearance in one of the churches at Huntingdon , he he engaged the notice and respect of an amiable young 30 LIFE OF COWEPR .
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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.