The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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... poems and of the poet's life from unpublished papers which have been placed at my disposal . Three new pieces of ... Poems of William Cowper , have not hitherto appeared in any collected edition of the poems . Such are A Song of Mercy ...
... poems and of the poet's life from unpublished papers which have been placed at my disposal . Three new pieces of ... Poems of William Cowper , have not hitherto appeared in any collected edition of the poems . Such are A Song of Mercy ...
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... poems mentioned in the notes , are in the poet's 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 ...
... poems mentioned in the notes , are in the poet's 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 ...
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... poem To a Young Lady , on p . 431 : to Mr. Harry Quilter , proprietor of the Universal Review , and to Mr. D'Arcy Collyer , the writer of an article in it in June 1890 , for readily waiving any objections to my including the poems from ...
... poem To a Young Lady , on p . 431 : to Mr. Harry Quilter , proprietor of the Universal Review , and to Mr. D'Arcy Collyer , the writer of an article in it in June 1890 , for readily waiving any objections to my including the poems from ...
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... poem ? " - but it is still there . Time has not effaced it . Larger and brighter luminaries have appeared in the poetical heavens since Cowper first shone there : the places of some of them are not far from his ; but not one is near ...
... poem ? " - but it is still there . Time has not effaced it . Larger and brighter luminaries have appeared in the poetical heavens since Cowper first shone there : the places of some of them are not far from his ; but not one is near ...
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... poems and letters . Moreover , I found it in close company with another Latin essay which is in the 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 ...
... poems and letters . Moreover , I found it in close company with another Latin essay which is in the 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 ...
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