The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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... night in horror , and arose in despair . While in this pitiable plight he met accidentally with Herbert's " Temple . " The reading of this delightful poem did not alto- gether remove , but it much alleviated , his sufferings . The sea ...
... night in horror , and arose in despair . While in this pitiable plight he met accidentally with Herbert's " Temple . " The reading of this delightful poem did not alto- gether remove , but it much alleviated , his sufferings . The sea ...
Page xv
... nights , nights of despair . Satan , he ima- gined , had become a constant inmate of his soul , and was tormenting him before the time , —now in his waking hours by horrible suggestions , and now in sleep by the dark machinery of dreams ...
... nights , nights of despair . Satan , he ima- gined , had become a constant inmate of his soul , and was tormenting him before the time , —now in his waking hours by horrible suggestions , and now in sleep by the dark machinery of dreams ...
Page xix
... night . Cowper's was a case of the same order , although in a different way . In the first access of his frenzy he left Mrs Unwin's house for Newton's , and could not , for two years , be prevailed on to return . The first symptom he ...
... night . Cowper's was a case of the same order , although in a different way . In the first access of his frenzy he left Mrs Unwin's house for Newton's , and could not , for two years , be prevailed on to return . The first symptom he ...
Page xxi
... night in turning it into a ballad . This immortal humourism , after making his own circle merry , was sent to the Public Adver- tiser , the readers of which it made merrier still ; was copied into many newspapers , and all their readers ...
... night in turning it into a ballad . This immortal humourism , after making his own circle merry , was sent to the Public Adver- tiser , the readers of which it made merrier still ; was copied into many newspapers , and all their readers ...
Page xxiv
... night , and that these voices were of oracular import . For the ex- planation of these , as well as for general instructions with re- gard to his spiritual state , he began to consult a poor weak- ling , called Teedon , a teacher in ...
... night , and that these voices were of oracular import . For the ex- planation of these , as well as for general instructions with re- gard to his spiritual state , he began to consult a poor weak- ling , called Teedon , a teacher in ...
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