Poems ... To which is prefixed a memoir of the author, by John M'Diarmid. Fifth edition, revised and enlargedOliver & Boyd, 1837 - 514 pages |
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... seems somewhat odd , that his example should have been followed rather than avoided . At the same time , it may be safely admitted , that brevity has its blemishes as well as bulkiness ; and on this principle , the first biographer of ...
... seems somewhat odd , that his example should have been followed rather than avoided . At the same time , it may be safely admitted , that brevity has its blemishes as well as bulkiness ; and on this principle , the first biographer of ...
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... seem to interfere with the labours of Mr Hayley , to whom the public are under so many obligations . On the other hand , it occurred to me , that the bulkiness and ex- pense of that gentleman's work rendered it in a great measure ...
... seem to interfere with the labours of Mr Hayley , to whom the public are under so many obligations . On the other hand , it occurred to me , that the bulkiness and ex- pense of that gentleman's work rendered it in a great measure ...
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... seems to im- pose on us the necessity of perusing the whole se- ries . When the history of a favourite author is presented to the reader in convenient dimensions , he can lift the book at any leisure moment , PREFACE . 7.
... seems to im- pose on us the necessity of perusing the whole se- ries . When the history of a favourite author is presented to the reader in convenient dimensions , he can lift the book at any leisure moment , PREFACE . 7.
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William Cowper. sixth year , her virtues seem to have made an impression upon his mind , which neither time nor ... seems to have been perpetually before him , and in a letter to Mr Hill we find the following pas- sage : " I can ...
William Cowper. sixth year , her virtues seem to have made an impression upon his mind , which neither time nor ... seems to have been perpetually before him , and in a letter to Mr Hill we find the following pas- sage : " I can ...
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... seems at least certain , that it was here he imbibed those prejudices which he has so eloquently recorded in his poem on public seminaries . He himself thinks that his first serious impression of religion occurred at this time ; for it ...
... seems at least certain , that it was here he imbibed those prejudices which he has so eloquently recorded in his poem on public seminaries . He himself thinks that his first serious impression of religion occurred at this time ; for it ...
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Alloway Kirk beauty beneath bids blank verse blest boast breath call'd cause charms Cowper dæmons delight design'd divine dread dream e'en earth ease ev'ry eyes fair fame fancy fear feel flow'rs folly form'd frown genius give glory grace hand happy hast Hayley heard heart Heav'n heav'nly Hertfordshire honour hope hour House of Peers Iliad John Gilpin John Throckmorton labour Lady land light lov'd lyre mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never o'er Olney once pain peace perhaps pleasure poem poet poet's pow'r praise pray'r pride proud prove rude sacred scene scorn seem'd seems shine sight skies smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stream sweet task taste telescopic eye thee theme thine things thou thought toil tongue truth Twas Unwin verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom worth youth