The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... Olney Hymns were the result . In 1773 he was again seized with derange- ment , owing , some say , to the preparation of these hymns ; others say , still less probably , to the refusal of a proposal of marriage on his part to Mrs Unwin ...
... Olney Hymns were the result . In 1773 he was again seized with derange- ment , owing , some say , to the preparation of these hymns ; others say , still less probably , to the refusal of a proposal of marriage on his part to Mrs Unwin ...
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William Cowper George Gilfillan. but before his departure published the Olney Hymns , and introduced Cowper to the Rev. William Bull , the amiable dissenting minister of Newport - Pagnell , to whom he soon became much attached . He felt ...
William Cowper George Gilfillan. but before his departure published the Olney Hymns , and introduced Cowper to the Rev. William Bull , the amiable dissenting minister of Newport - Pagnell , to whom he soon became much attached . He felt ...
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