In Search of Stability: The Poetry of William CowperBookman Associates, 1960 - 189 pages |
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... attitude toward himself and society , his attitude toward stability and 、 confusion , his attitude toward authority and freedom . Cow- per's mind , as it is recorded in his poems [ 14 ] IN SEARCH OF STABILITY.
... attitude toward himself and society , his attitude toward stability and 、 confusion , his attitude toward authority and freedom . Cow- per's mind , as it is recorded in his poems [ 14 ] IN SEARCH OF STABILITY.
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... attitudes . One of his first extant letters ( from his early twenties ) is concerned with his need for suitable ... attitude towards authority . In the fifth chapter I shall apply the conclusions arrived at in the preceding three to ...
... attitudes . One of his first extant letters ( from his early twenties ) is concerned with his need for suitable ... attitude towards authority . In the fifth chapter I shall apply the conclusions arrived at in the preceding three to ...
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... attitude , unique among believing poets , and perhaps among all recorded believers , of a predestinarian who is on the losing side . One shudders to think of what a conviction of this sort would have done to the Divine Comedy or to ...
... attitude , unique among believing poets , and perhaps among all recorded believers , of a predestinarian who is on the losing side . One shudders to think of what a conviction of this sort would have done to the Divine Comedy or to ...
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