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Page xvi
... soon afterward enrolled in a private school at Market Street , a village a few miles from his home . He remained there for two years , when an infection of the eyes compelled him to give up his studies for a time . In 1741 he reėntered ...
... soon afterward enrolled in a private school at Market Street , a village a few miles from his home . He remained there for two years , when an infection of the eyes compelled him to give up his studies for a time . In 1741 he reėntered ...
Page xviii
... soon restored him . He and Newton became close associates , and together they wrote the celebrated Olney Hymns , which were published in 1779 . But it was not until 1780 that Cowper seriously turned his attention to the writing of verse ...
... soon restored him . He and Newton became close associates , and together they wrote the celebrated Olney Hymns , which were published in 1779 . But it was not until 1780 that Cowper seriously turned his attention to the writing of verse ...
Page xxi
... soon as to retain an unworldly degree of simplicity and purity . -THOMAS CAMPBELL . Of Cowper , how shall I express myself in adequate terms of admiration ? The purity of his principles , the tenderness of his heart , his unaffected and ...
... soon as to retain an unworldly degree of simplicity and purity . -THOMAS CAMPBELL . Of Cowper , how shall I express myself in adequate terms of admiration ? The purity of his principles , the tenderness of his heart , his unaffected and ...
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... soon as shed , The sunshine of the breast : Theirs buxom health , of rosy hue , Wild wit , invention ever new , And lively cheer , of vigor born ; The thoughtless day , the easy night , The spirits pure , the slumbers light , That fly ...
... soon as shed , The sunshine of the breast : Theirs buxom health , of rosy hue , Wild wit , invention ever new , And lively cheer , of vigor born ; The thoughtless day , the easy night , The spirits pure , the slumbers light , That fly ...
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... web of war . ) They , whom once the desert - beach ° Pent within its bleak domain , Soon their ample sway shall stretch O'er the plenty of the plain . 20 20 25 25 30 35 35 40 45 155 Low the dauntless earl ° is laid , THE FATAL SISTERS 29.
... web of war . ) They , whom once the desert - beach ° Pent within its bleak domain , Soon their ample sway shall stretch O'er the plenty of the plain . 20 20 25 25 30 35 35 40 45 155 Low the dauntless earl ° is laid , THE FATAL SISTERS 29.
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