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... less narrow , less exclusive in its objects , and more practical in its results . though with very different emotions ; for instance ; " WILLIAM COWPER . 25.
... less narrow , less exclusive in its objects , and more practical in its results . though with very different emotions ; for instance ; " WILLIAM COWPER . 25.
Page 173
... less gratulation , if not more regret , than upon any similar space of his whole existence . A version of the Iliad was an undertaking , to which Cowper brought no strong recommendations , no peculiar accom- plishments , and if the self ...
... less gratulation , if not more regret , than upon any similar space of his whole existence . A version of the Iliad was an undertaking , to which Cowper brought no strong recommendations , no peculiar accom- plishments , and if the self ...
Page 181
... less than me . By her help we get change of air and of scene , though still resident at Olney ; and by her means have intercourse with some families in this country , with whom , but for her , we could never have been acquainted . Her ...
... less than me . By her help we get change of air and of scene , though still resident at Olney ; and by her means have intercourse with some families in this country , with whom , but for her , we could never have been acquainted . Her ...
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