The Works of William Cowper, Volume 1H. G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... desire you to call at the seed - shop in your way to Westminster , though sparingly . Should I do it often , you would begin to think you had a mother - in - law at Berkhampstead . " - Private Corr . i . 18 . • They cost him two hundred ...
... desire you to call at the seed - shop in your way to Westminster , though sparingly . Should I do it often , you would begin to think you had a mother - in - law at Berkhampstead . " - Private Corr . i . 18 . • They cost him two hundred ...
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... desire of that reputation which so many mistake for fame , and which those authors who have no worthier object than im- mediate profit or present applause , prefer to it . His earliest pieces appeared in the " Connoiseur , " and the ...
... desire of that reputation which so many mistake for fame , and which those authors who have no worthier object than im- mediate profit or present applause , prefer to it . His earliest pieces appeared in the " Connoiseur , " and the ...
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... desire , and in it and with it an immediate punishment of my crime . ' وو This is a passage which might be quoted to illustrate " that mood of mind which exaggerates , and still more greatly mis- takes the inward depravation of man3 ...
... desire , and in it and with it an immediate punishment of my crime . ' وو This is a passage which might be quoted to illustrate " that mood of mind which exaggerates , and still more greatly mis- takes the inward depravation of man3 ...
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... desires to his own interest ; for nothing could be so likely to bring a suspicion of bargain and sale upon his nomination , which the Lords would not have endured , as his appointment of so near a relative to the least profitable office ...
... desires to his own interest ; for nothing could be so likely to bring a suspicion of bargain and sale upon his nomination , which the Lords would not have endured , as his appointment of so near a relative to the least profitable office ...
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... desire of death , and the dread of it , twenty times I had the phial to my mouth , and as often re- ceived an irresistible check ; and even at the time it seemed to me that an invisible hand swayed the bottle downwards , as often as I ...
... desire of death , and the dread of it , twenty times I had the phial to my mouth , and as often re- ceived an irresistible check ; and even at the time it seemed to me that an invisible hand swayed the bottle downwards , as often as I ...
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The Works of William Cowper: Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ... William Cowper,Robert Homer No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 160 - there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance.
Page 4 - Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Hover'd thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile! it answers — Yes.
Page 12 - Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days. The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That feels not at that sight, and feels at none.
Page 439 - And that immortalizes whom it sings: — But thou hast little need. There is a Book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light, On which the eyes of God not rarely look, A chronicle of actions just and bright — There all thy deeds, my faithful Mary, shine ; And since thou own'st that praise, I spare thee mine.
Page 108 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 130 - ... till eleven, we read either the Scripture, or the sermons of some faithful preacher of those holy mysteries ; at eleven we attend divine service, which is performed here twice every day ; and from twelve to three we separate and amuse ourselves as we please. During that interval I either read in my own apartment, or walk, or ride, or work in the garden. We seldom sit an hour after dinner, but if the weather permits adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the...