The Life of William Cowper, Esq: Comp. from His Correspondence, and Other Authentic Sources of Information: Containing Remarks on His Writings, and on the Peculiarities of His Interesting Character, Never Before PublishedKey & Biddle, 1841 - 288 pages |
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... appear , the gloominess which he has taken from the mind of Cowper , has the effect of involving his character in obscurity . People read The Letters ' with ' The Task ' in their recollection , ( and vice versa , ) and are perplexed ...
... appear , the gloominess which he has taken from the mind of Cowper , has the effect of involving his character in obscurity . People read The Letters ' with ' The Task ' in their recollection , ( and vice versa , ) and are perplexed ...
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... appears to have been a lady of the most amiable temper and agreeable manners : - Here lies , in early years bereft of life , The best of mothers , and the kindest wife , Who neither knew nor practised any art , Secure in all she wished ...
... appears to have been a lady of the most amiable temper and agreeable manners : - Here lies , in early years bereft of life , The best of mothers , and the kindest wife , Who neither knew nor practised any art , Secure in all she wished ...
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... appear , Might one wish bring them , would I wish them here I would not trust my heart , the dear delight Seems so to be desired , perhaps I might ; But no - what here we call our life is such , So little to be loved , and thou so much ...
... appear , Might one wish bring them , would I wish them here I would not trust my heart , the dear delight Seems so to be desired , perhaps I might ; But no - what here we call our life is such , So little to be loved , and thou so much ...
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... appearing in public - Conse- quent abandonment of the situation - Is proposed as clerk of the Jour- nals - Feelings on the occasion - Visit to Margate - Return to London -Preparation for entering upon his office - Distressing sensations ...
... appearing in public - Conse- quent abandonment of the situation - Is proposed as clerk of the Jour- nals - Feelings on the occasion - Visit to Margate - Return to London -Preparation for entering upon his office - Distressing sensations ...
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... appear at the bar of the House of Peers ; and the apprehension of this public exhibition quite overwhelmed his meek and gentle spirit . So acute were his distressing apprehensions , that , notwithstanding the previous efforts he made to ...
... appear at the bar of the House of Peers ; and the apprehension of this public exhibition quite overwhelmed his meek and gentle spirit . So acute were his distressing apprehensions , that , notwithstanding the previous efforts he made to ...
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Page 41 - The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee.
Page 78 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 282 - Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume ; And we are weeds without it. All constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil : hurts the faculties, impedes Their progress in the road of science ; blinds The eyesight of Discovery ; and begets In those that suffer it a sordid mind Bestial, a meagre intellect, unfit To be the tenant of man's noble form.
Page 16 - Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile ! it answers — Yes.
Page 284 - Poor though I am, despised, forgot, Yet God, my God, forgets me not : And he is safe, and must succeed, For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead.
Page 283 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His t...
Page 278 - Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant, is a mind distress'd.
Page 255 - OBSCUREST night involved the sky, The Atlantic billows roared, When such a destined wretch as I, Washed headlong from on board, Of friends, of hope, of all bereft, His floating home for ever left. No braver chief could Albion boast Than he with whom he went, Nor ever ship left Albion's coast With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine...
Page 46 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 16 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return.