William CowperJ. Cape, 1928 - 319 pages |
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... happy . The nervous strain through which he had passed may also explain the inflammation of his eyes which , dating from this time , was to trouble him at intervals throughout his life . It led to his being put under the care of a Mr ...
... happy . The nervous strain through which he had passed may also explain the inflammation of his eyes which , dating from this time , was to trouble him at intervals throughout his life . It led to his being put under the care of a Mr ...
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... happy man . ' These views are not original , but how well they are put and from what a personal angle ! And from the reflective he rose with quickening pulse and fancy to the droll . ' By the way , ' he continued , ' what is your ...
... happy man . ' These views are not original , but how well they are put and from what a personal angle ! And from the reflective he rose with quickening pulse and fancy to the droll . ' By the way , ' he continued , ' what is your ...
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... happy as it was in the power of terrestrial good to make him . In the morning , before Mrs. Unwin came down , he studied Milton with Hayley and docilely accepted all his host's tinsel emendations . To be at work again was in itself a ...
... happy as it was in the power of terrestrial good to make him . In the morning , before Mrs. Unwin came down , he studied Milton with Hayley and docilely accepted all his host's tinsel emendations . To be at work again was in itself a ...
Contents
THE SEEDS OF MISFORTUNE Page | 15 |
THE HARVEST OF PROVIDENCE | 65 |
THE REV JOHN NEWTON | 99 |
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