The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... hand . There are also many valuable notes in the hand of Mr. Johnson's grandfather , John Johnson , the devoted cousin in whose house the poet died . All these have been unreservedly placed at my disposal , and I desire to record my ...
... hand . There are also many valuable notes in the hand of Mr. Johnson's grandfather , John Johnson , the devoted cousin in whose house the poet died . All these have been unreservedly placed at my disposal , and I desire to record my ...
Page xxx
... hand of Cowper . This is a rough copy of a dissertation on the philosophic thesis of man's con- trol over the forces of matter , and is apparently written as an exercise for the degree of Bachelor of Arts . Both treatises are cast in ...
... hand of Cowper . This is a rough copy of a dissertation on the philosophic thesis of man's con- trol over the forces of matter , and is apparently written as an exercise for the degree of Bachelor of Arts . Both treatises are cast in ...
Page xlvii
... hand , " il y a des masses chez Thomson . " Thomson has indeed many great qualities . He is a poet of greater mental range and power than Cowper ; he has more sustained energy ; and he gets and uses the full benefit of a wider life and ...
... hand , " il y a des masses chez Thomson . " Thomson has indeed many great qualities . He is a poet of greater mental range and power than Cowper ; he has more sustained energy ; and he gets and uses the full benefit of a wider life and ...
Page lxvii
... hand- writing without some compliment , and I must not compliment his wife exclusively . Give my love to Mrs. Balls and to Catharine . Thank the last for her letter to me , and the first for hers to Mrs. Unwin . She will answer it as ...
... hand- writing without some compliment , and I must not compliment his wife exclusively . Give my love to Mrs. Balls and to Catharine . Thank the last for her letter to me , and the first for hers to Mrs. Unwin . She will answer it as ...
Page lxx
... hand , and making a fair copy of the improvements with the other , for the occasion is urgent , and I wish to finish the work as soon as possible , that my hands may be clear for Milton . I have made a second bargain with Johnson ...
... hand , and making a fair copy of the improvements with the other , for the occasion is urgent , and I wish to finish the work as soon as possible , that my hands may be clear for Milton . I have made a second bargain with Johnson ...
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