The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page vi
... dreams , and deepened the dark horrors of his derangement . He says , " I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees , and that I knew him better by his shoe - buckles than by any other part of his dress ...
... dreams , and deepened the dark horrors of his derangement . He says , " I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees , and that I knew him better by his shoe - buckles than by any other part of his dress ...
Page vii
... dreams are , we suspect , not uncommon among boys of nervous and imaginative temperament ; at least we know of one of this cast , who , about the age of twelve , was made miserable for many months by precisely the same terror . Cowper ...
... dreams are , we suspect , not uncommon among boys of nervous and imaginative temperament ; at least we know of one of this cast , who , about the age of twelve , was made miserable for many months by precisely the same terror . Cowper ...
Page xv
... dreams . He felt oppressed under a constant sense of God's wrath ; his sins seemed all arranged before him like the open mouths of lions ready to devour him up . There was a " dreadful sound in his ears , " a dull dead pressure on his ...
... dreams . He felt oppressed under a constant sense of God's wrath ; his sins seemed all arranged before him like the open mouths of lions ready to devour him up . There was a " dreadful sound in his ears , " a dull dead pressure on his ...
Page xvi
William Cowper George Gilfillan. sin , such as oft oppresses men in dreams , and a " certain fear- ful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation . " He was now veritably insane , and it was thought expedient to remove him to a ...
William Cowper George Gilfillan. sin , such as oft oppresses men in dreams , and a " certain fear- ful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation . " He was now veritably insane , and it was thought expedient to remove him to a ...
Page xix
... dreams were throughout quite tranquil and sane . have heard of cases in which the original simplicity and virtue of a character , which had degenerated through bad society and habits , were generally retained in sleep , so that a man ...
... dreams were throughout quite tranquil and sane . have heard of cases in which the original simplicity and virtue of a character , which had degenerated through bad society and habits , were generally retained in sleep , so that a man ...
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