The Poetical Works of William CowperWarne, 1872 - 611 pages |
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Page xviii
... dear relation , " he tells us , disapproved of that excellent divine's teachings , and Herbert - so well suited to his reader ! -was unhappily laid aside . Mr. Hesketh , Harriet's lover , then took him to Southampton for change of air ...
... dear relation , " he tells us , disapproved of that excellent divine's teachings , and Herbert - so well suited to his reader ! -was unhappily laid aside . Mr. Hesketh , Harriet's lover , then took him to Southampton for change of air ...
Page xxvii
... dear cousin ( Lady Hesketh ) now on the other side of the Orchard . At Florence she obtained me 201. a year from Lord Cowper ; since he came home she has recommended me with such good effect to his notice that he has added twenty more ...
... dear cousin ( Lady Hesketh ) now on the other side of the Orchard . At Florence she obtained me 201. a year from Lord Cowper ; since he came home she has recommended me with such good effect to his notice that he has added twenty more ...
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... dear maid * who wrought the change E'en claim him for her own . POEMS TO DELIA . Catfield , † July , 1752 . AN APOLOGY FOR NOT SHOWING HER WHAT I HAD WROTE . DID not my Muse ( what can she less ? ) Perceive her own unworthiness , Could ...
... dear maid * who wrought the change E'en claim him for her own . POEMS TO DELIA . Catfield , † July , 1752 . AN APOLOGY FOR NOT SHOWING HER WHAT I HAD WROTE . DID not my Muse ( what can she less ? ) Perceive her own unworthiness , Could ...
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... dear , however odd It may appear to say , I sought it merely to defraud Thy spoiler of his prey . Yes ! when its sister locks shall fade , As quickly fade they must , When all their beauties are decayed , Their gloss , their colour ...
... dear , however odd It may appear to say , I sought it merely to defraud Thy spoiler of his prey . Yes ! when its sister locks shall fade , As quickly fade they must , When all their beauties are decayed , Their gloss , their colour ...
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... dear enchanting tongue Soft sounds of grateful welcome hung , For absence had withheld it long . 66 ' Welcome , my long - lost love , " she said , " E'er since our adverse fates decreed " That we must part , and I must mourn " Till once ...
... dear enchanting tongue Soft sounds of grateful welcome hung , For absence had withheld it long . 66 ' Welcome , my long - lost love , " she said , " E'er since our adverse fates decreed " That we must part , and I must mourn " Till once ...
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