The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Том 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... obliged to you for Pearsall's Meditations , especially as it furnishes me with an occasion of writing to you , which is all I have waited for . My friends must . excuse me , if I write to none but those , who lay it fairly in my way to ...
... obliged to you for Pearsall's Meditations , especially as it furnishes me with an occasion of writing to you , which is all I have waited for . My friends must . excuse me , if I write to none but those , who lay it fairly in my way to ...
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... obliged to you for the interest you take in my welfare , and for your enquiring so particularly after the manner in which my time passes here . As to amusements , I mean what the world calls such , we have none : the place indeed swarms ...
... obliged to you for the interest you take in my welfare , and for your enquiring so particularly after the manner in which my time passes here . As to amusements , I mean what the world calls such , we have none : the place indeed swarms ...
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... obliged to have recourse to the Rock which can never be shaken — when this is our lot , we receive great and unde- served mercy . Our society will not break up , but we shall settle in some other place , where , is at present uncertain ...
... obliged to have recourse to the Rock which can never be shaken — when this is our lot , we receive great and unde- served mercy . Our society will not break up , but we shall settle in some other place , where , is at present uncertain ...
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... obliged to you for your invitation : but being long accustomed to retirement , which I was always fond of , I am now more than ever unwilling to revisit those noisy and crowded scenes which I never loved , and which I now abhor . I ...
... obliged to you for your invitation : but being long accustomed to retirement , which I was always fond of , I am now more than ever unwilling to revisit those noisy and crowded scenes which I never loved , and which I now abhor . I ...
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... obliged to you for the intelligence you send me of my kin- dred , and rejoice to hear of their welfare . He who settles the bounds of our habitations , has at length cast our lot at a great dis- tance from each other , but I do not ...
... obliged to you for the intelligence you send me of my kin- dred , and rejoice to hear of their welfare . He who settles the bounds of our habitations , has at length cast our lot at a great dis- tance from each other , but I do not ...
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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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Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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, .
Страница 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.