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... published . 1780 Begins to write ' Progress of Error ' and ' Truth ' . Meets Rev. Wil- liam Bull ( 1738–1804 ) . 1781 Meets Lady Austen ( 1738 ? -1802 ) . 1782 First volume of poems published . Writes ' John Gilpin ' . 1783 Begins " The ...
... published . 1780 Begins to write ' Progress of Error ' and ' Truth ' . Meets Rev. Wil- liam Bull ( 1738–1804 ) . 1781 Meets Lady Austen ( 1738 ? -1802 ) . 1782 First volume of poems published . Writes ' John Gilpin ' . 1783 Begins " The ...
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... Published by Hayley , 1803 THOUGH Once a puppy , and though Fop by name , Here moulders one , whose bones some honour claim ; No sycophant , although of spaniel race ! And though no hound , a martyr to the chase ! Ye squirrels , rabbits ...
... Published by Hayley , 1803 THOUGH Once a puppy , and though Fop by name , Here moulders one , whose bones some honour claim ; No sycophant , although of spaniel race ! And though no hound , a martyr to the chase ! Ye squirrels , rabbits ...
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... published " Thelyphthora ' ( 1780 ) , a defence of polygamy , which Cowper attacked in ' Anti- Thelyphthora ' , anonymously published in 1781 . PAGE III . TO JOSEPH HILL , [ ? ] 20 Apr. 1777 . 3. Captain Brydone : Patrick Brydone ( 1741 ...
... published " Thelyphthora ' ( 1780 ) , a defence of polygamy , which Cowper attacked in ' Anti- Thelyphthora ' , anonymously published in 1781 . PAGE III . TO JOSEPH HILL , [ ? ] 20 Apr. 1777 . 3. Captain Brydone : Patrick Brydone ( 1741 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
COWPERS LIFE | 38 |
The Diverting History of John Gilpin | 65 |
Copyright | |
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