The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... charms that make the plainest English landscape a feast of beauty to those who see as he saw . His poetry is a kind of Divine accident . None of the obvious calls that make other men poets operated on him - no inspiration of ...
... charms that make the plainest English landscape a feast of beauty to those who see as he saw . His poetry is a kind of Divine accident . None of the obvious calls that make other men poets operated on him - no inspiration of ...
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... charm of his personality , that could not be perfectly realized till the publication of his exquisite letters . But when we look back from our present vantage ground , all is there from the first , to be found by searching , imbedded ...
... charm of his personality , that could not be perfectly realized till the publication of his exquisite letters . But when we look back from our present vantage ground , all is there from the first , to be found by searching , imbedded ...
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... charm and distinction elsewhere . Some are fables conveying rather obvious " lessons to mankind ; one is a Christian reflection on Horace ; some are very small jokes , like the " Nose and the Spec- tacles , " and several are mere ...
... charm and distinction elsewhere . Some are fables conveying rather obvious " lessons to mankind ; one is a Christian reflection on Horace ; some are very small jokes , like the " Nose and the Spec- tacles , " and several are mere ...
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... charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast locked in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirmed by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone ...
... charm me still . And witness , dear companion of my walks , Whose arm this twentieth winter I perceive Fast locked in mine , with pleasure such as love , Confirmed by long experience of thy worth And well - tried virtues , could alone ...
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... Charms more than silence . " The signature of Cowper is on every line , almost on every word . Its quietness is his , its sincerity , its moving quality , its wealth of detail . He has noticed everything - the path " still verdant ...
... Charms more than silence . " The signature of Cowper is on every line , almost on every word . Its quietness is his , its sincerity , its moving quality , its wealth of detail . He has noticed everything - the path " still verdant ...
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