The Works of William Cowper: His Life and Letters, Volume 1Saunders & Otley, 1835 |
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... converse with , to whom I could open my mind upon the subject without reserve , I could hardly have found a fitter person for the pur- pose . My eagerness and anxiety to settle my opinions upon that long - neglected point made it ...
... converse with , to whom I could open my mind upon the subject without reserve , I could hardly have found a fitter person for the pur- pose . My eagerness and anxiety to settle my opinions upon that long - neglected point made it ...
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... it . To this I impute the silence of many with regard to me , who , before the afflic- tion that befell me , were ready enough to converse with me . Yours ever , W. C. TO MRS . COWPER . Huntingdon , March 11 , F 2 LIFE OF COWPER . 67.
... it . To this I impute the silence of many with regard to me , who , before the afflic- tion that befell me , were ready enough to converse with me . Yours ever , W. C. TO MRS . COWPER . Huntingdon , March 11 , F 2 LIFE OF COWPER . 67.
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... converse with each other ; but they prove that it is a theme not unworthy to be heard , even before the throne of God , and therefore it cannot be unfit for reciprocal communication . But you doubt whether there is any communi- cation ...
... converse with each other ; but they prove that it is a theme not unworthy to be heard , even before the throne of God , and therefore it cannot be unfit for reciprocal communication . But you doubt whether there is any communi- cation ...
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... converse within doors , or sing some hymns of Martin's collection , and , by the help of Mrs. Unwin's harpsichord , make up a tolerable concert , in which our hearts , I hope , are the best and most musical performers . After tea we ...
... converse within doors , or sing some hymns of Martin's collection , and , by the help of Mrs. Unwin's harpsichord , make up a tolerable concert , in which our hearts , I hope , are the best and most musical performers . After tea we ...
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... converse with a Friend above the skies . He has my heart , but he allows a corner in it for all who shew me kindness , and therefore one for you . The storm of sixty - three made a wreck of the friendships I had contracted in the course ...
... converse with a Friend above the skies . He has my heart , but he allows a corner in it for all who shew me kindness , and therefore one for you . The storm of sixty - three made a wreck of the friendships I had contracted in the course ...
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acquaintance affection affectionately affliction afford agreeable Alban's amusement answer appearance attend believe blessing brother character Christian church comfort Cousin-I Cowper dear cousin dear friend delight desire disciplined band divine doubt esteem expect faith favour feel Friend-I friendship give glad happy heart Hertfordshire honour hope House of Lords Huntingdon interest JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL June 18 kind labour LADY HESKETH least live Lord Lord George Gordon March 18 mean ments mercy mind mother nature never obliged occasion Olney Olney hymns perhaps piety pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poor pray present Private Correspondence reason received recollect remember respect Scripture seems sensible sorrow spirit suppose sure tender thank thee thing thou thought tion truth verses W. C. TO JOSEPH W. C. TO LADY Westminster school William Cowper WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write wrote
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Page 24 - For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness ; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Page 3 - Tis now become a history little known, That once we called the pastoral house our own. Short-lived possession! but the record fair That memory keeps of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm, that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...
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Page 73 - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
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Page 156 - At present, the difference between them and me is greatly to their advantage. I delight in baubles, and know them to be so ; for rested in, and -viewed without a reference to their Author, what is the earth,— what are the planets, — what is the sun itself but a bauble? Better for a man never to have seen them, or to see them with the eyes of a brute, stupid and unconscious of what he beholds, than not to be able to say, " The Maker of all these wonders is my friend...
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Page 136 - If government should impose another tax upon that commodity I hardly know a business in which a gentleman might more successfully employ himself. A Chinese, of ten times my fortune, would avail himself of such an opportunity without scruple ; and why should not I, who want money as much as any mandarin in China ? Rousseau would have been charmed to have seen me so occupied, and would have exclaimed with rapture, " that he had found the Emilius who (he supposed) had subsisted only in his own idea.
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