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... heart belong ; His virtues formed the magic of his song . APPRECIATIONS : The great merit of this writer ( Cowper ) appears to us to consist in the boldness and originality of his compositions , and in the fortunate audacity with which ...
... heart belong ; His virtues formed the magic of his song . APPRECIATIONS : The great merit of this writer ( Cowper ) appears to us to consist in the boldness and originality of his compositions , and in the fortunate audacity with which ...
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... heart , his unaffected and zealous piety , his warmth of devotion , the delicacy and playfulness of his wit , and the singular felicity of his diction , all conspire by turns , " To win the wisest , warm the coldest heart . " Cowper is ...
... heart , his unaffected and zealous piety , his warmth of devotion , the delicacy and playfulness of his wit , and the singular felicity of his diction , all conspire by turns , " To win the wisest , warm the coldest heart . " Cowper is ...
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... heart universal , and using language such as could be understood by the humble as well as the high , he influenced a wider circle than any poet who went before him ; and by inspiring a feeling of intimacy , a kind of domestic confidence ...
... heart universal , and using language such as could be understood by the humble as well as the high , he influenced a wider circle than any poet who went before him ; and by inspiring a feeling of intimacy , a kind of domestic confidence ...
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... heart once pregnant with celestial fire ° ; Hands , that the rod of empire might have swayed , Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; 50 Chill ...
... heart once pregnant with celestial fire ° ; Hands , that the rod of empire might have swayed , Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; 50 Chill ...
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... heart ; And Envy wan , and faded Care , Grim - visaged comfortless Despair , And Sorrow's piercing dart . Ambition this shall tempt to rise , Then whirl the wretch from high , To bitter Scorn a sacrifice , And grinning Infamy . The ...
... heart ; And Envy wan , and faded Care , Grim - visaged comfortless Despair , And Sorrow's piercing dart . Ambition this shall tempt to rise , Then whirl the wretch from high , To bitter Scorn a sacrifice , And grinning Infamy . The ...
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