The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page vii
... schools afterwards recorded in " Tirocinium . " On his removal his eyes became affected with specks , and he was in ... Westminster School . His residence there , on the whole , was a pleasurable passage in his history , and continued ...
... schools afterwards recorded in " Tirocinium . " On his removal his eyes became affected with specks , and he was in ... Westminster School . His residence there , on the whole , was a pleasurable passage in his history , and continued ...
Page viii
... Westminster School , he was happier than at any other period of his life . He was diligent in his studies , and obtained a highly creditable stand- ing as a scholar . He loved the usual schoolboy sports , espe- cially cricket and ...
... Westminster School , he was happier than at any other period of his life . He was diligent in his studies , and obtained a highly creditable stand- ing as a scholar . He loved the usual schoolboy sports , espe- cially cricket and ...
Page ix
... Westminster Boys . When Cowper had reached his eighteenth year , this delight- ful chapter of his life - perhaps the only one which was not deeply chequered - came to a close . He left Westminster school , he says , well furnished with ...
... Westminster Boys . When Cowper had reached his eighteenth year , this delight- ful chapter of his life - perhaps the only one which was not deeply chequered - came to a close . He left Westminster school , he says , well furnished with ...
Page xiii
... Westminster School . He con- tributed papers to the Connoisseur , and the St James ' Magazine , and his papers in both are exceedingly characteristic of his fine sense , keen discrimination , and delicate humour . He translated , in ...
... Westminster School . He con- tributed papers to the Connoisseur , and the St James ' Magazine , and his papers in both are exceedingly characteristic of his fine sense , keen discrimination , and delicate humour . He translated , in ...
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