Life and works of William Cowper, Volume 5Saunders and Otley, 1836 |
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... hope , in a fair way to be abolished , as often as you shall find occasion . And I beg you henceforth to do yourself the justice to believe it impossible that I should , for a moment , suspect you of duplicity or misrepre- sentation . I ...
... hope , in a fair way to be abolished , as often as you shall find occasion . And I beg you henceforth to do yourself the justice to believe it impossible that I should , for a moment , suspect you of duplicity or misrepre- sentation . I ...
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... hope only to please must condescend to rhyme . " In his critique on the " Night Thoughts , " he makes a similar concession . " This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage . The ...
... hope only to please must condescend to rhyme . " In his critique on the " Night Thoughts , " he makes a similar concession . " This is one of the few poems in which blank verse could not be changed for rhyme but with disadvantage . The ...
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... hope Is to be honour'd by Jove's fated will , : Which keeps me close beside these sable ships , Long as the breath shall in my bosom stay , Or as my precious knees retain their spring . Further , I say - and cast it in your mind ...
... hope Is to be honour'd by Jove's fated will , : Which keeps me close beside these sable ships , Long as the breath shall in my bosom stay , Or as my precious knees retain their spring . Further , I say - and cast it in your mind ...
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... hope , I may say truly , it was not in a spirit of presump- tion that I undertook to do what , in your lordship's opinion , neither Dryden nor Pope would have dared to do . On the contrary , I see not how I could have escaped that ...
... hope , I may say truly , it was not in a spirit of presump- tion that I undertook to do what , in your lordship's opinion , neither Dryden nor Pope would have dared to do . On the contrary , I see not how I could have escaped that ...
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... hope or to fear , And ours would be pleasant as hers , Might we view her enjoying it here . " See Verses addressed to Miss Stapleton , vol . iv , p . 230 . news to me , for twice I had received broad 30 LIFE OF COWPER .
... hope or to fear , And ours would be pleasant as hers , Might we view her enjoying it here . " See Verses addressed to Miss Stapleton , vol . iv , p . 230 . news to me , for twice I had received broad 30 LIFE OF COWPER .
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able Adieu affectionate afford amuse answer arrived August 18 believe blank verse breakfast CHARLOTTE SMITH comfort COURTENAY Cowper dear friend dearest brother delight Eartham expect favour feel finished give happy Hayley's heart Homer honour hope Hurdis Iliad JOHN JOHNSON JOHN NEWTON John Throckmorton Johnny journey July 27 kind Kingston labours LADY HESKETH least letter lines melancholy Milton mind morning never numbers obliged Odyssey opportunity ourselves Paradise Lost perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor Mary present Private Correspondence reason received rejoice rhyme Romney SAMUEL ROSE seems seen sent sincerely sonnet soon spirits suffered tell thank thee thing thou tion translation Unwin verse W. C. TO JOHN W. C. TO LADY W. C. TO SAMUEL W. C. TO WILLIAM walk Weston Weston Underwood Whig WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wish write
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Page 399 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Page 387 - One song employs all nations, and all cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us ! ' The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy : Till nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Page 336 - there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance.
Page 258 - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful is man ! How passing wonder He who made him such...
Page 388 - There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
Page 250 - He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her, again. Not long beneath the whelming brine, Expert to swim, he lay; Nor soon he felt his strength decline Or courage die away; But waged with death a lasting strife, Supported by despair of life.
Page 315 - Tis not, as heads that never ache suppose, Forgery of fancy and a dream of woes ; Man is a harp whose chords elude the sight, Each yielding harmony, disposed aright, The screws reversed, (a task which if he please God in a moment executes with ease,) Ten thousand thousand strings at once go loose, Lost, till he tune them, all their power and use.
Page 371 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Page 342 - Thou art the source and centre of all minds, Their only point of rest, eternal Word ! From thee departing they are lost, and rove At random without honour, hope, or peace. From thee is all, that soothes the life of man, His high endeavour, and his glad success, His strength to suffer, and his will to serve...
Page 207 - From city-din to deep retreats, to banks And streams Aonian, and, with free consent, Did'st place me happy at Apollo's side. I speak not now, on more important themes Intent, of common benefits...