William CowperJ. Cape, 1928 - 319 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 68
Page 38
... religion by virtue of its fearless loyalty to experience and its creative faith , his religion must at least be an art , hewn out of experience by himself . Cowper was too humble to realize this , and consequently he failed to unify his ...
... religion by virtue of its fearless loyalty to experience and its creative faith , his religion must at least be an art , hewn out of experience by himself . Cowper was too humble to realize this , and consequently he failed to unify his ...
Page 70
... religion ? Ought they to approve the same fruits and follow the same leadings ? Are they so like in their inner ... religion of conso- lation and reassurance , whilst others are better for one of terror and reproof ? ' Cowper of all men ...
... religion ? Ought they to approve the same fruits and follow the same leadings ? Are they so like in their inner ... religion of conso- lation and reassurance , whilst others are better for one of terror and reproof ? ' Cowper of all men ...
Page 71
Hugh I'Anson Fausset. Cowper of all men needed a religion of reassurance , a religion which would reinforce his self - respect and con- vince him that a degree of intelligent scepticism , far from being an offence against God , was a ...
Hugh I'Anson Fausset. Cowper of all men needed a religion of reassurance , a religion which would reinforce his self - respect and con- vince him that a degree of intelligent scepticism , far from being an offence against God , was a ...
Contents
THE SEEDS OF MISFORTUNE Page | 15 |
THE HARVEST OF PROVIDENCE | 65 |
THE REV JOHN NEWTON | 99 |
4 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
animal beauty charms cheerful comfort cousin Cowper wrote creative dark Deists delightful delusion despair discovered divine dream Eartham elegance Evangelical Evangelicism example experience express eyes fact faith fear feel felt FĂȘte ChampĂȘtre floating films forget friendship garden gentle good-sense grace happy haunted mind Hayley Hayley's heart Homer hope human humble humour hymns Iliad imagination impulse indulged intelligence John Gilpin Lady Austen Lady Hesketh later Lavendon less letter-writer letters lines live Martin Madan melancholy ment mercy Milton mind mood moral nature Nature's ness Netley Abbey never Newton night Nonsense Club Olney once Orchard Side pain peace perhaps pleasure poem poet poetic poetry polygamy prayers prove rational realize religion religious Romantic satire Scripture seemed sense sensibility sentiment soon soul spirits suffering sympathy Task taste Teedon terror thee theology things thought Throckmortons tone truth Unwin vated verse virtue walk Weston words write