The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley. Supplementary pages, Том 11806 |
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... myself . I soon found it impossible to do so without injuring the tender and generous spirit of my friend . I have therefore suffered many expressions of his affectionate partiality towards me to appear , at 10 INTRODUCTORY LETTER .
... myself . I soon found it impossible to do so without injuring the tender and generous spirit of my friend . I have therefore suffered many expressions of his affectionate partiality towards me to appear , at 10 INTRODUCTORY LETTER .
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William Cowper William Hayley. of his affectionate partiality towards me to appear , at the hazard of being censured for inordinate vanity . - To obviate such a ćen- sure , I will only say , that I have endeavour- ed to execute what I ...
William Cowper William Hayley. of his affectionate partiality towards me to appear , at the hazard of being censured for inordinate vanity . - To obviate such a ćen- sure , I will only say , that I have endeavour- ed to execute what I ...
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... high- ly of poetical distinction , when that distinc- tion is pre - eminently obtained by genius , piety , and benevolence , that all common honours appear to be eclipsed by a splen- dour more INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 13.
... high- ly of poetical distinction , when that distinc- tion is pre - eminently obtained by genius , piety , and benevolence , that all common honours appear to be eclipsed by a splen- dour more INTRODUCTORY LETTER . 13.
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... and the extent of their re- nown . To set this in the most striking point of view , allow me to compare poeti- cal celebrity with the fame acquired by the exertion of 14 INTRODUCTORY LETTER . honours appear to be eclipsed by a splen- ...
... and the extent of their re- nown . To set this in the most striking point of view , allow me to compare poeti- cal celebrity with the fame acquired by the exertion of 14 INTRODUCTORY LETTER . honours appear to be eclipsed by a splen- ...
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... appear the work of his own inimitable hand . The re- sult of the whole production will , I am con- fident , establish one most satisfactory truth , interesting to society in general , and to your Lordship in particular ! The truth I ...
... appear the work of his own inimitable hand . The re- sult of the whole production will , I am con- fident , establish one most satisfactory truth , interesting to society in general , and to your Lordship in particular ! The truth I ...
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acquainted admirable affection affectionate affliction afford amiable amuse appears Atossa believe Bishop of Galloway blessing celebrated censure character Christian correspondence Cowper dear Cousin DEAR FRIEND delicacy delight display divine English Epistles epistolary Esqr esteem expression faith 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 Lordship 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 recollect religious remarkable respect Revd Sappho Scripture seems sentiments speak spect spirit suppose sure talents tender thank thee Themistius thing thou thought Tibullus tion truth verse virtues volume W. C. LETTER William Cowper WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write written wrote
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Страница xlv - 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...
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Страница 104 - At night we read, and converse, as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns, or a sermon, and last of all the family are called to prayers.
Страница 272 - 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...
Страница 103 - ... after dinner, but if the weather permits adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of religious conversation till tea-time. If it rains, or is too windy for walking, we either converse within doors, or sing some hymns of Martin's collection, and by the help of Mrs.
Страница 212 - OS have nothing to say — This seems equally a good reason why I should not — Yet if you had alighted from your horse at our door this morning, and at this present writing, being five o'clock in the afternoon, had found occasion to say to me " Mr. Cowper, you " have not spoke since I came in, have you resolved '•