The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page vi
... glory ! " This cruel usage was carried on for a while in secret , the victim being afraid to reveal , lest he should aggravate it ; but it was at last discovered . The wretch was expelled , and Cowper was taken away from the school ...
... glory ! " This cruel usage was carried on for a while in secret , the victim being afraid to reveal , lest he should aggravate it ; but it was at last discovered . The wretch was expelled , and Cowper was taken away from the school ...
Page vii
... glory to the last . ” At ten years of age he was sent to Westminster School . His residence there , on the whole , was a pleasurable passage in his history , and continued to smile back on him , like one select sunny spot upon a ...
... glory to the last . ” At ten years of age he was sent to Westminster School . His residence there , on the whole , was a pleasurable passage in his history , and continued to smile back on him , like one select sunny spot upon a ...
Page 1
... glory and false , 1 - Man not made for kings , but kings for man , 47- Kingly glories of England , 63 - Quevedo's sarcasm on royalty , 94 - Kings not to be envied , but pitied , 108 - The objects of vulgar animadversion , 152 - Britons ...
... glory and false , 1 - Man not made for kings , but kings for man , 47- Kingly glories of England , 63 - Quevedo's sarcasm on royalty , 94 - Kings not to be envied , but pitied , 108 - The objects of vulgar animadversion , 152 - Britons ...
Page 46
... glory in his plumes . He , Christian - like , retreats with modest mien , To the close copse or far sequester'd green , And shines without desiring to be seen . The plea of works , as arrogant and vain , Heaven turns from with ...
... glory in his plumes . He , Christian - like , retreats with modest mien , To the close copse or far sequester'd green , And shines without desiring to be seen . The plea of works , as arrogant and vain , Heaven turns from with ...
Page 56
... glory in his eyes , Supreme on earth , and worthy of the skies ; Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a God ! So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song magnificent , the ...
... glory in his eyes , Supreme on earth , and worthy of the skies ; Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a God ! So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song magnificent , the ...
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