Cowper: Poetry & ProseClarendon Press, 1960 - 196 pages |
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... reason unfit for the tremulous and tender . The nature of many men and many women is such that it will not bear the daily and incessant repetition of some certain and indisputable truths . The universe has of course its dark aspect ...
... reason unfit for the tremulous and tender . The nature of many men and many women is such that it will not bear the daily and incessant repetition of some certain and indisputable truths . The universe has of course its dark aspect ...
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... reason to think , are not altogether free from bias : methinks I should like to hear a stranger or two speak well of me . I was presently gratified by the approbation of the London 20 Magazine , and the Gentleman's , particularly by ...
... reason to think , are not altogether free from bias : methinks I should like to hear a stranger or two speak well of me . I was presently gratified by the approbation of the London 20 Magazine , and the Gentleman's , particularly by ...
Page 165
... reason . But on asking him whether he had walked over to Weston on purpose to implore the assistance of my Muse , and on his replying in the affirmative , I felt my mortified vanity a little consoled , and pitying the poor man's ...
... reason . But on asking him whether he had walked over to Weston on purpose to implore the assistance of my Muse , and on his replying in the affirmative , I felt my mortified vanity a little consoled , and pitying the poor man's ...
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 FĂȘte ChampĂȘtre 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