Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...J. Johnson, 1800 - English poetry |
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Page i
... face ; The sportive light , uncertain where it falls , Now strikes the roof , now flashes on the walls . A NEW EDITION . LONDON : PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON , ST . PAUL'S CHURCH YARD , BY T. BENSLEY , BOLT COURT , FLEET STREET . PREFACE TO ...
... face ; The sportive light , uncertain where it falls , Now strikes the roof , now flashes on the walls . A NEW EDITION . LONDON : PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON , ST . PAUL'S CHURCH YARD , BY T. BENSLEY , BOLT COURT , FLEET STREET . PREFACE TO ...
Page iii
... face , and to say , " Nay , but hear me first , " should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious reader has probably , upon other occasions , been be- fore ...
... face , and to say , " Nay , but hear me first , " should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed officious and impertinent . The judicious reader has probably , upon other occasions , been be- fore ...
Page xi
... or the voluptuous , happy . We must lose the re- membrance of what we once were , before we can believe , that a man is satisfied with himself , merely because he endeavours to appear so . A smile upon the face is often PREFACE . xi.
... or the voluptuous , happy . We must lose the re- membrance of what we once were , before we can believe , that a man is satisfied with himself , merely because he endeavours to appear so . A smile upon the face is often PREFACE . xi.
Page xii
... face is often but a mask worn occasionally and in com- pany , to prevent , if possible , a suspicion of what at the same time is passing in the heart . We know that there are people , who seldom smile when they are alone , who therefore ...
... face is often but a mask worn occasionally and in com- pany , to prevent , if possible , a suspicion of what at the same time is passing in the heart . We know that there are people , who seldom smile when they are alone , who therefore ...
Page 8
... face ; If smiling peeresses and simp'ring peers , Encompassing his throne a few short years ; If the gilt carriage and the pamper'd steed , That wants no driving , and disdains the lead ; If guards , mechanically form'd in ranks ...
... face ; If smiling peeresses and simp'ring peers , Encompassing his throne a few short years ; If the gilt carriage and the pamper'd steed , That wants no driving , and disdains the lead ; If guards , mechanically form'd in ranks ...
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