The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page xiii
... once a lawyer and a lover of letters , an amusing companion , and a steadfast friend . He wrought hard in his chambers all the week , and on Saturdays might be seen " reading upon sunshiny banks , and contemplating the clouds as he lay ...
... once a lawyer and a lover of letters , an amusing companion , and a steadfast friend . He wrought hard in his chambers all the week , and on Saturdays might be seen " reading upon sunshiny banks , and contemplating the clouds as he lay ...
Page xiv
... post . This was at once arranged , and he became , for the moment , contented and calm . But an opposition arising to his friend's right of 66 presentation , and a powerful party in the Lords insisting xiv LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER .
... post . This was at once arranged , and he became , for the moment , contented and calm . But an opposition arising to his friend's right of 66 presentation , and a powerful party in the Lords insisting xiv LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER .
Page xvi
... once more the benignant face of his Saviour , -of Him who so often in the days of his flesh had compassion on the " lunatics and the sore vexed ; " the doctrine of Christ as the Propitiation broke on him like the morning ; he wept like ...
... once more the benignant face of his Saviour , -of Him who so often in the days of his flesh had compassion on the " lunatics and the sore vexed ; " the doctrine of Christ as the Propitiation broke on him like the morning ; he wept like ...
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... Once Chatham saved thee , but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All that should be the boast of British song . ' Tis not the wreath that once adorn'd thy brow , The prize of happier times , will serve thee ...
... Once Chatham saved thee , but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps along All that should be the boast of British song . ' Tis not the wreath that once adorn'd thy brow , The prize of happier times , will serve thee ...
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... once Christian , fallen and lost , In all that wars against that title most : What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate , proclaim ; Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome Speak to the present times ...
... once Christian , fallen and lost , In all that wars against that title most : What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate , proclaim ; Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome Speak to the present times ...
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