The Poetical Works of William Cowper: With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes, Volume 1William P. Nimmo, 1869 - 428 pages |
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... Song of the Shirt , " we do not remember any instance of such rapid and richly - deserved popularity won by one short strain . Best of all , it paved the way for " The Task , " which would never have gained such a sudden reputation but ...
... Song of the Shirt , " we do not remember any instance of such rapid and richly - deserved popularity won by one short strain . Best of all , it paved the way for " The Task , " which would never have gained such a sudden reputation but ...
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... song , as remarkable for its healthy tone , as for its richness , vigour , simplicity , and freedom ! Truly William Cowper was still more a marvellous , than he was a mild and gentle spirit , -stronger , even , than he was amiable -a ...
... song , as remarkable for its healthy tone , as for its richness , vigour , simplicity , and freedom ! Truly William Cowper was still more a marvellous , than he was a mild and gentle spirit , -stronger , even , than he was amiable -a ...
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... song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will sing , at Liberty's dear feet , In Afric's torrid clime ...
... song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will sing , at Liberty's dear feet , In Afric's torrid clime ...
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... song . " Tis not the wreath that once adorn'd thy brow , The prize of happier times , will serve thee now . Our ancestry , a gallant Christian race , Patterns of every virtue , every grace , Confess'd a God ; they kneel'd before they ...
... song . " Tis not the wreath that once adorn'd thy brow , The prize of happier times , will serve thee now . Our ancestry , a gallant Christian race , Patterns of every virtue , every grace , Confess'd a God ; they kneel'd before they ...
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... song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ; They trust in ...
... song , That charm down fear , they frolic it along , With mad rapidity and unconcern , Down to the gulf from which is no return . They trust in navies , and their navies fail- God's curse can cast away ten thousand sail ; They trust in ...
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