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83 5 . The Winter Morning Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 6 . The Winter Walk
at Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Tirocinium ; or , a Review of Schools . 168 Verses
sapposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk . . . . 196 The Castaway .
83 5 . The Winter Morning Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 6 . The Winter Walk
at Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Tirocinium ; or , a Review of Schools . 168 Verses
sapposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk . . . . 196 The Castaway .
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The Snail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 285 Hymn for the Use of the Sunday
School at Olney . . . . . . . . . 266 Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the Year
1787 267 The same for 1788 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 The same for 1789 .
The Snail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 285 Hymn for the Use of the Sunday
School at Olney . . . . . . . . . 266 Stanzas subjoined to a Bill of Mortality for the Year
1787 267 The same for 1788 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 The same for 1789 .
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In the poem on the subject of Education , he would be very sorry to stand
suspected of having aimed his censure at any particular school . His objections
are such as naturally apply themselves to schools in general . If there were not ,
as for ...
In the poem on the subject of Education , he would be very sorry to stand
suspected of having aimed his censure at any particular school . His objections
are such as naturally apply themselves to schools in general . If there were not ,
as for ...
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... Binds all his faculties , forbids all growth Of wisdom , proves a school , in which
he learns Sly circumvention , unrelenting hate , Thus fare the shivering natives of
the north , And thus the rangers of the western world , Where THE SOFA . 25.
... Binds all his faculties , forbids all growth Of wisdom , proves a school , in which
he learns Sly circumvention , unrelenting hate , Thus fare the shivering natives of
the north , And thus the rangers of the western world , Where THE SOFA . 25.
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The pulpit , therefore ( and I name it fillid With solemn awe , that bids me well
beware With what intent I touch that holy thing ) The pulpit ( when the satirist has
at last , Strutting and vapouring in an empty school , Spent all his force , and
made ...
The pulpit , therefore ( and I name it fillid With solemn awe , that bids me well
beware With what intent I touch that holy thing ) The pulpit ( when the satirist has
at last , Strutting and vapouring in an empty school , Spent all his force , and
made ...
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| Title | The Poems of William Cowper, Volume 2 Volumes 79-80 of British poets Volumes 79-80 of British poets, including translations The Poems of William Cowper, William Cowper |
| Author | William Cowper |
| Publisher | Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 Dec 2009 |
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