The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1Nichol, 1854 - 428 pages |
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Page xxi
... dark , solitary , and forlorn ? Let those who are dis- posed to blame either party in this little Platonic interlude , remember that , but for the apparition of Lady Austen in Olney , " The Task " would never have instructed , nor ...
... dark , solitary , and forlorn ? Let those who are dis- posed to blame either party in this little Platonic interlude , remember that , but for the apparition of Lady Austen in Olney , " The Task " would never have instructed , nor ...
Page xxiii
... dark - lantern - allud- ing to the Scottish dialect . It is pleasing to remember , that Burns reciprocated the ... darker woes which were overwhelming his gentle brother bard . Thus for several years ran the still dim current of Cowper's ...
... dark - lantern - allud- ing to the Scottish dialect . It is pleasing to remember , that Burns reciprocated the ... darker woes which were overwhelming his gentle brother bard . Thus for several years ran the still dim current of Cowper's ...
Page xxv
... wretchedness ? What the rationale of his long martyrdom and darkness ? From these questions we abstain , but must be indulged with one or two closing remarks . The genius of Cowper and its fruits we reserve for LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER . XXV.
... wretchedness ? What the rationale of his long martyrdom and darkness ? From these questions we abstain , but must be indulged with one or two closing remarks . The genius of Cowper and its fruits we reserve for LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER . XXV.
Page xxvi
... dark life - long companion -disease . He was somewhat testy in temper , and his feelings were easily wounded . He had a morbid craving , latterly , for stimulus , and his excessive use of tea decidedly tended to increase his melancholy ...
... dark life - long companion -disease . He was somewhat testy in temper , and his feelings were easily wounded . He had a morbid craving , latterly , for stimulus , and his excessive use of tea decidedly tended to increase his melancholy ...
Page 12
... dark decisive hour . So Gideon earn'd a victory not his own , Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They ...
... dark decisive hour . So Gideon earn'd a victory not his own , Subserviency his praise , and that alone . Poor England ! thou art a devoted deer , Beset with every ill but that of fear . The nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They ...
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