William CowperJ. Cape, 1928 - 319 pages |
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Page 58
... continued to sap his resolution , and his first reflections on waking in the morning were horrible and full of wretched- ness . Throughout his life Cowper was to suffer his worst agonies in sleep or in those early waking hours , when ...
... continued to sap his resolution , and his first reflections on waking in the morning were horrible and full of wretched- ness . Throughout his life Cowper was to suffer his worst agonies in sleep or in those early waking hours , when ...
Page 160
... continued , ' what is your opinion of these air- balloons ? I am quite charmed with the discovery . Is it not possible ( do you suppose ) to convey such a quantity of inflammable air into the stomach and abdomen , that the philosopher ...
... continued , ' what is your opinion of these air- balloons ? I am quite charmed with the discovery . Is it not possible ( do you suppose ) to convey such a quantity of inflammable air into the stomach and abdomen , that the philosopher ...
Page 164
... continued , till a lass of Silver - end , pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the hands of the pitiless constable , joined the procession , and placing her- self immediately behind the latter , seized him by his capillary ...
... continued , till a lass of Silver - end , pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the hands of the pitiless constable , joined the procession , and placing her- self immediately behind the latter , seized him by his capillary ...
Contents
THE SEEDS OF MISFORTUNE Page | 15 |
THE HARVEST OF PROVIDENCE | 65 |
THE REV JOHN NEWTON | 99 |
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