The Poetical Works of William Cowper: With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes, Volume 1William P. Nimmo, 1869 - 428 pages |
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... poet and eloquent sermon - writer - the friend of Walton and of George Herbert . This lady , whose memory , as the mother of the poet Cowper and the heroine of the lines " On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture , " will ever be so warmly ...
... poet and eloquent sermon - writer - the friend of Walton and of George Herbert . This lady , whose memory , as the mother of the poet Cowper and the heroine of the lines " On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture , " will ever be so warmly ...
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... poet . Two years later he lost his father , if the removal of one whom he seldom saw , and who had been long dead to him , could be called a loss . Still it cost him a bitter pang to repair in haste to his native place , at the news of ...
... poet . Two years later he lost his father , if the removal of one whom he seldom saw , and who had been long dead to him , could be called a loss . Still it cost him a bitter pang to repair in haste to his native place , at the news of ...
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... poet , who was besides dazzled at the splendid prospect opened so providentially up to him . He accepted the offer eagerly , but that moment felt , he says , " a dagger planted in his heart . " He went home in deep dejection ; and ...
... poet , who was besides dazzled at the splendid prospect opened so providentially up to him . He accepted the offer eagerly , but that moment felt , he says , " a dagger planted in his heart . " He went home in deep dejection ; and ...
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... poet . Olney had no particular attractions , in point of scenery ; it was simply a dull , disagreeable English village , surrounded by tame marshy scenery ; without a real hill to diversify the sameness , or even one nook of romantic ...
... poet . Olney had no particular attractions , in point of scenery ; it was simply a dull , disagreeable English village , surrounded by tame marshy scenery ; without a real hill to diversify the sameness , or even one nook of romantic ...
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... poet . Newton wrote a preface to it , very characteristic both of himself and Cowper , which , in the first instance , was suppressed , although it has been restored in many succeeding editions . But now a fair and splendid vision ...
... poet . Newton wrote a preface to it , very characteristic both of himself and Cowper , which , in the first instance , was suppressed , although it has been restored in many succeeding editions . But now a fair and splendid vision ...
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ANTISTROPHE bard beauty beneath blest boast Boötes breast breath call'd CALLIMACHUS charms Cowper dark dear death delight divine dream e'en earth ease eyes fair faith fame fancy fear feel fire fix'd flowers folly form'd give glory grace groves hand happy hear heart Heaven heavenly honour hope Huntingtown JEHOVAH-SHALOM John Gilpin labour light live Lord lyre mind Muse Nature never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMNS once pain Pallas peace Phoebus pleasure poet praise prayer prove rest sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine shore sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound stamp'd stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thought toil trembling truth Twas verse vex'd VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice Warren Hastings waste Westminster School WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wind wisdom wonder worth youth