The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... followed by the Olney Hymns , which occupy pp . 33-78 . Next follows the anonymously published Anti - Thelyphthora , with which are here placed four small pieces dealing with the same subject . Then comes Cowper's first published volume ...
... followed by the Olney Hymns , which occupy pp . 33-78 . Next follows the anonymously published Anti - Thelyphthora , with which are here placed four small pieces dealing with the same subject . Then comes Cowper's first published volume ...
Page xxx
... followed by Mr. Newton's departure from Olney , to become Rector of St. Mary Woolnoth , in the City of London . There is no doubt that , in an age of idle or absentee clergymen , he had put himself to heroic labours for the good of his ...
... followed by Mr. Newton's departure from Olney , to become Rector of St. Mary Woolnoth , in the City of London . There is no doubt that , in an age of idle or absentee clergymen , he had put himself to heroic labours for the good of his ...
Page xxx
... followed , and the final breach did not occur till the spring of 1784. From Cowper's own account she seems to have been a somewhat exacting Muse , and when he had got interested in the " Task " he may have let her see that he grew weary ...
... followed , and the final breach did not occur till the spring of 1784. From Cowper's own account she seems to have been a somewhat exacting Muse , and when he had got interested in the " Task " he may have let her see that he grew weary ...
Page xxx
... followed next , only asked translation in the case of his Latin and Italian poems ; for the rest , Cowper's task was that of an editor . Johnson had planned a Milton to rival Boydell's Shakespeare : plates by Fuseli and notes by Cowper ...
... followed next , only asked translation in the case of his Latin and Italian poems ; for the rest , Cowper's task was that of an editor . Johnson had planned a Milton to rival Boydell's Shakespeare : plates by Fuseli and notes by Cowper ...
Page xxx
... followed by a paralytic stroke in the following spring . Hayley was happily with Cowper at the time of the second attack , and threw all his ardent kindliness into the work of helping and comforting his new friend . The acquaintance had ...
... followed by a paralytic stroke in the following spring . Hayley was happily with Cowper at the time of the second attack , and threw all his ardent kindliness into the work of helping and comforting his new friend . The acquaintance had ...
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