The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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acquaintance Adieu admirable affection affectionate amiable amusement appears attention beautiful blessing Bodham brother character comfort Cowper DEAR COUSIN DEAR FRIEND dearest Cousin delight Esqr expect feel friendship give glad grace happy hear heart Homer honour honour of Scotland hope Huntingdon Iliad interesting John Gilpin John Johnson JOSEPH HILL June 25 kind labour Lace-makers Lady Austen Lady HESKETH least LETTER LETTER live Lodge Lord March 11 mind morning nature neighbours never Newton obliged occasion Olney pain Park-House perhaps pleased pleasure Poem Poet poetical poetry powers present prove Reader reason received recollect river Ouse Samuel Rose scene seems sensible sent shew spirit suppose sure talents tell tender thank thee thing thou thought Throckmorton Translation truth Unwin verse Volume W. C. LETTER walk Weston WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY winter wish write
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Page 102 - Toll for the Brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea-fight is fought ; His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock : She sprang no fatal leak ; She ran upon no rock.
Page 79 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Page xviii - They whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves, on any occasion, is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation; others can have none.
Page 78 - Then holding the spectacles up to the court — Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the Nose is ; in short, Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Page 229 - Alas ! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.
Page 197 - The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumps upon your back How he esteems your merit, Is such a friend, that one had need Be very much his friend indeed, .
Page 14 - He is a man of learning and good sense, and as simple as parson Adams. His wife has a very uncommon understanding, has read much to excellent purpose, and is more polite than a duchess.