The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page xxiii
... feeling , and cried , in his frank , fire- blooded style , " What a glorious poem is Cowper's ' Task ' ! " One is tempted to wish that these two truest men , and most popular poets of their day , had met , and to fancy the particu- lars ...
... feeling , and cried , in his frank , fire- blooded style , " What a glorious poem is Cowper's ' Task ' ! " One is tempted to wish that these two truest men , and most popular poets of their day , had met , and to fancy the particu- lars ...
Page xxv
... Feel ! I feel unutterable de- spair ! ' His last words were , to a lady who offered him a cordial , " What does it signify ? " He was buried in Dereham Church , Lady Hesketh erecting a monument , and Hayley supplying an inscription ...
... Feel ! I feel unutterable de- spair ! ' His last words were , to a lady who offered him a cordial , " What does it signify ? " He was buried in Dereham Church , Lady Hesketh erecting a monument , and Hayley supplying an inscription ...
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... feels ; Then view him self - proclaim'd in a gazette , Chief monster that has plagued the nations yet ! The globe and sceptre in such hands misplaced , Those ensigns of dominion , how disgraced ! The glass that bids man mark the ...
... feels ; Then view him self - proclaim'd in a gazette , Chief monster that has plagued the nations yet ! The globe and sceptre in such hands misplaced , Those ensigns of dominion , how disgraced ! The glass that bids man mark the ...
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... Even when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band call'd patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , 112 120 130 140 Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment TABLE TALK . 5.
... Even when he labours for his country's good ; To see a band call'd patriot for no cause , But that they catch at popular applause , 112 120 130 140 Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment TABLE TALK . 5.
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William Cowper George Gilfillan. Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment on the public wheels ; With all their flippant fluency of tongue , Most confident , when palpably most wrong ; - If this be kingly , then ...
William Cowper George Gilfillan. Careless of all the anxiety he feels , Hook disappointment on the public wheels ; With all their flippant fluency of tongue , Most confident , when palpably most wrong ; - If this be kingly , then ...
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