William CowperJ. Cape, 1928 - 319 pages |
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Page 105
... intelligence ? It is the most utter falsehood and a crime against the human race . Even in my brief time I have been contemporary with events of the most horrible character . . . . It is the duty of all rational beings to acknowledge ...
... intelligence ? It is the most utter falsehood and a crime against the human race . Even in my brief time I have been contemporary with events of the most horrible character . . . . It is the duty of all rational beings to acknowledge ...
Page 106
... experience , and when at last his nerves , tried also in another direction , broke beneath the double strain , his intelligence had become perman- ently warped . For Newton's belief that there was only 106 56 WILLIAM COWPER.
... experience , and when at last his nerves , tried also in another direction , broke beneath the double strain , his intelligence had become perman- ently warped . For Newton's belief that there was only 106 56 WILLIAM COWPER.
Page 189
... intelligence might man realize both his humanity and his divinity . In his next poem , Charity , he wrote indeed - Nature imprints upon whate'er we see That has a heart and life in it , " Be free ! " But while he could hang upon this an ...
... intelligence might man realize both his humanity and his divinity . In his next poem , Charity , he wrote indeed - Nature imprints upon whate'er we see That has a heart and life in it , " Be free ! " But while he could hang upon this an ...
Contents
THE SEEDS OF MISFORTUNE Page | 15 |
THE HARVEST OF PROVIDENCE | 65 |
THE REV JOHN NEWTON | 99 |
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