The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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Page vii
... lines To Sir John Fenn , on p . 488 ; the new stanza in the lines To Mary , p . 503 ; the alternative version of the opening of The Doves given in the note to that poem ( p . 685 ) , and the fragment , Against Interested Love , given in ...
... lines To Sir John Fenn , on p . 488 ; the new stanza in the lines To Mary , p . 503 ; the alternative version of the opening of The Doves given in the note to that poem ( p . 685 ) , and the fragment , Against Interested Love , given in ...
Page viii
... lines on loyalty given by Mr. Wright in his Unpublished Poems , and omitted here as being a mere boyish Latin exercise ; a piece entitled A Thunderstorm , also given by Mr. Wright , and omitted here because , as I have explained in the ...
... lines on loyalty given by Mr. Wright in his Unpublished Poems , and omitted here as being a mere boyish Latin exercise ; a piece entitled A Thunderstorm , also given by Mr. Wright , and omitted here because , as I have explained in the ...
Page xvii
... Lines written under the Influence of Delirium A Song of Mercy and Judgment Die Ultimo , 1774 3 5 5 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 · 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 23 29 30 32 xvii OLNEY HYMNS I. Walking with God • II . Jehovah The ...
... Lines written under the Influence of Delirium A Song of Mercy and Judgment Die Ultimo , 1774 3 5 5 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 · 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 23 29 30 32 xvii OLNEY HYMNS I. Walking with God • II . Jehovah The ...
Page xxii
... Lines composed for a Memorial of Ashley Cowper , Esq . Inscription for the Tomb of Mr. Hamilton The Negro's complaint Pity for Poor Africans The Morning Dream 434 · 435 436 438 440 · 441 442 • 442 • • 442 • 443 443 · 443 • 445 445 446 ...
... Lines composed for a Memorial of Ashley Cowper , Esq . Inscription for the Tomb of Mr. Hamilton The Negro's complaint Pity for Poor Africans The Morning Dream 434 · 435 436 438 440 · 441 442 • 442 • • 442 • 443 443 · 443 • 445 445 446 ...
Page xxiii
... Lines , written for insertion in a Collection of Handwritings and Signatures . 487 Epitaph on a Free but Tame Redbreast 488 To Sir John Fenn 488 • On a Mistake in His Translation of Homer 489 To William Wilberforce , Esq . 489 To Warren ...
... Lines , written for insertion in a Collection of Handwritings and Signatures . 487 Epitaph on a Free but Tame Redbreast 488 To Sir John Fenn 488 • On a Mistake in His Translation of Homer 489 To William Wilberforce , Esq . 489 To Warren ...
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