The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper, Том 2J. Seagrave, 1806 |
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... taste , that we can give the prize to the best writing , in preference to the worst . Much less are we able to execute what is good ourselves . But Lowth seems to have stepped into excellence at once , and to have gained by in- tuition ...
... taste , that we can give the prize to the best writing , in preference to the worst . Much less are we able to execute what is good ourselves . But Lowth seems to have stepped into excellence at once , and to have gained by in- tuition ...
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... taste in poetry , than skill in the mathema- tics ; their applause therefore is a sound that has no music in it for me . But my vanity was not so en- tirely quiescent when I read your friendly account of the manner it had affected you ...
... taste in poetry , than skill in the mathema- tics ; their applause therefore is a sound that has no music in it for me . But my vanity was not so en- tirely quiescent when I read your friendly account of the manner it had affected you ...
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... taste , and a taste for poetry depends indeed that upon article more than upon any very other . If she had Aristotle by heart , I should not esteem her judgment so highly , were she defective in point of feeling , as I do , and must ...
... taste , and a taste for poetry depends indeed that upon article more than upon any very other . If she had Aristotle by heart , I should not esteem her judgment so highly , were she defective in point of feeling , as I do , and must ...
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... taste and propri- ety , not blairing , like trumpeters at a fair , but pro- ducing gentle and elegant symphony , such as charm- ed our ears , and convinced us , that no length of time can wear out a taste for harmony , and that though ...
... taste and propri- ety , not blairing , like trumpeters at a fair , but pro- ducing gentle and elegant symphony , such as charm- ed our ears , and convinced us , that no length of time can wear out a taste for harmony , and that though ...
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... taste , if you know where to find it . " We are glad that you are safe at home again . Could we see at one glance of the eye , what is passing every day upon all the roads in the kingdom , how many are terrified , and hurt , how many ...
... taste , if you know where to find it . " We are glad that you are safe at home again . Could we see at one glance of the eye , what is passing every day upon all the roads in the kingdom , how many are terrified , and hurt , how many ...
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acquaintance Adieu admire affectionate agreeable amuse answer appear beautiful believe blank verse called Captain Cook cause comfort connexion Cowper DEAR FRIEND DEAR WILLIAM dearest Cousin delight doubt equally Esqr esteem expence expression favour feel finished friendship Gentleman's Magazine give glad grace happy hear heard heart Homer honour hope Iliad John Gilpin JOHN NEWTON Johnson JOSEPH HILL Lady Austen Lady HESKETH laugh least less live matter mean ment mind nature neighbour never obliged occasion Olney opinion perfectly perhaps Pict pleased pleasure poem poet poetical portunity possible present prove racter reason received rejoice respect Revd scripture seems sensible sent serve soon spirits suppose sure taste tell thank ther thing thought Throckmorton tion told translation truth verse volume W. C. LETTER whole WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write wrote
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