Cowper: Poetry & ProseClarendon Press, 1960 - 196 pages |
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Page 52
... tell me , sir , ' said an American , ' I should like to have read Homer . I should say he was a go - ahead party . ' Now this 10 is exactly what Cowper was not . His genius was domestic , and tranquil , and calm . He had no sympathy ...
... tell me , sir , ' said an American , ' I should like to have read Homer . I should say he was a go - ahead party . ' Now this 10 is exactly what Cowper was not . His genius was domestic , and tranquil , and calm . He had no sympathy ...
Page 83
... tell : Tell me you must and shall— Say why bare - headed you are come , Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit , And lov'd a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : - I came because your horse ...
... tell : Tell me you must and shall— Say why bare - headed you are come , Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit , And lov'd a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : - I came because your horse ...
Page 153
... tell you once more , that your kindness in promising us a visit has charmed us both . 10 I shall see you again . I shall hear your voice . We shall take walks together . I will show you my prospects , the hovel , the alcove , the Ouse ...
... tell you once more , that your kindness in promising us a visit has charmed us both . 10 I shall see you again . I shall hear your voice . We shall take walks together . I will show you my prospects , the hovel , the alcove , the Ouse ...
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