The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper,esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc., and Adam; a Sacred Drama; from the Italian of Gio. Battista Andreini, with a Memoir of the AuthorD. Appleton, 1854 |
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... speaking , or at any other . His melancholy , indeed , might strongly in- fluence his religious belief ; it might embitter the waters of life even as they were poured out fresh into his cup - it might make him think of God as of man ...
... speaking , or at any other . His melancholy , indeed , might strongly in- fluence his religious belief ; it might embitter the waters of life even as they were poured out fresh into his cup - it might make him think of God as of man ...
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... speaking . In the year above - mentioned he read considerably , and composed the Nightingale and the Glow - Worm , and towards its termination began to write with the serious intention of appear- ing before the public as an author ...
... speaking . In the year above - mentioned he read considerably , and composed the Nightingale and the Glow - Worm , and towards its termination began to write with the serious intention of appear- ing before the public as an author ...
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... speaking for himself , whoever presumes to step before him with a preface and to say , ' Nay , but hear me first , ' should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed offi- cious and impertinent . The ...
... speaking for himself , whoever presumes to step before him with a preface and to say , ' Nay , but hear me first , ' should have something worthy of attention to offer , or he will be justly deemed offi- cious and impertinent . The ...
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... , the very use of the term experimental in religious concernments , is by too many unhappily rejected with disgust . But we well know , that they , who affect to despise the inward feelings which religious persons speak. PREFACE . 23.
... , the very use of the term experimental in religious concernments , is by too many unhappily rejected with disgust . But we well know , that they , who affect to despise the inward feelings which religious persons speak. PREFACE . 23.
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... speak of , and to treat them as enthusiasm and folly , have inward feelings of their own , which , though they would , they cannot suppress . We have been too long in the secret ourselves , to account the proud , the ambitious , or the ...
... speak of , and to treat them as enthusiasm and folly , have inward feelings of their own , which , though they would , they cannot suppress . We have been too long in the secret ourselves , to account the proud , the ambitious , or the ...
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ADAM angels art thou Avernus BEELZEBUB Behold beneath boast bosom breast breath bright brow call'd charms CHERUBIM creature dark dear death delight divine docet dost thou dread dream e'en earth eternal eyes fair falchions fear feel fire flame FLESH flowers form'd fruit give glory GOD THE FATHER gold grace groves hand hands united happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly hell honour hope human JOHN MILTON light live Lord LUCIFER lyre mighty mind muse nature never night nymphs o'er once pain peace pleasure praise prove sacred SATAN scene seem'd SERPENT shade shew shine sighs sight skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spirit stars stream sweet taste tears thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought toil tongue truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue voice VOLANO WILLIAM HAYLEY wings worth wretched youth