Cowper: Poetry & ProseClarendon Press, 1960 - 196 pages |
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... cousins of Cowper , residents in London , to one of whom , the Lady Hesketh of after years , he once wrote : - ' My dear Cousin - I wonder how it happened , that much as I love you , I was never in love with you . ' No similar kind 30 ...
... cousins of Cowper , residents in London , to one of whom , the Lady Hesketh of after years , he once wrote : - ' My dear Cousin - I wonder how it happened , that much as I love you , I was never in love with you . ' No similar kind 30 ...
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... Cousin . W. C. TO LADY HESKETH Olney , Feb. II , 1786 . I do not wish to remind the • My dearest Cousin— . . Chancellor of his promise . Ask you why , my Cousin ? Because I suppose it would be impossible . He has , no doubt , forgotten ...
... Cousin . W. C. TO LADY HESKETH Olney , Feb. II , 1786 . I do not wish to remind the • My dearest Cousin— . . Chancellor of his promise . Ask you why , my Cousin ? Because I suppose it would be impossible . He has , no doubt , forgotten ...
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... Cousin , was a day of receipts . In the morning I received a box filled with an abundant variety of stationery ware , containing , in particular , a quantity of paper sufficient , well covered with good writing , to immortalize any man ...
... Cousin , was a day of receipts . In the morning I received a box filled with an abundant variety of stationery ware , containing , in particular , a quantity of paper sufficient , well covered with good writing , to immortalize any man ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
HAZLITT ON COWPER | 11 |
BAGEHOT ON COWPER | 17 |
Copyright | |
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affectionately ALEXANDER SELKIRK appearance beauties blank verse Bodham Brougham Castle called charms cheerful Cousin dearest delight delineation doubt Dunciad East Dereham English ev'ry excitement eyes fancy favour feel Fête Champêtre Gayhurst genius gentle give hand happy Hayley heard heart Homer honour humour John Gilpin JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL knew Lady Austen LADY HESKETH Olney laugh least letter live Lord lov'd Mary melancholy mind Monthly Review morning mother Muse natura naturata nature never night o'er once Oxford Cowper pass perhaps person Pertenhall Pindus pleasure poem poet poetry Pope praise retirement rhyme scene seems shine side smile sofa soon Southampton spirit suppose sweet Task tell thee things thou thought Throckmorton Tibullus tion translation truth W. C. TO LADY walk Westminster Weston William Cowper WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM UNWIN wish write written