The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1906 - 741 pages |
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Page vii
... printed before . The same is true , so far as I know , of the four lines intended by Cowper to be inserted in Anti - Thelyphthora , which are here given in the notes to that poem , as well as of a large number of other new versions and ...
... printed before . The same is true , so far as I know , of the four lines intended by Cowper to be inserted in Anti - Thelyphthora , which are here given in the notes to that poem , as well as of a large number of other new versions and ...
Page viii
... printed in the following order . First , Early Poems , that is , pieces written by Cowper before the publi- cation of the Olney Hymns in 1779. These occupy pp . 1-32 . The most important section of them is the series dealing with his ...
... printed in the following order . First , Early Poems , that is , pieces written by Cowper before the publi- cation of the Olney Hymns in 1779. These occupy pp . 1-32 . The most important section of them is the series dealing with his ...
Page ix
... printed at the foot of the text are the poet's own . The principal previous editions of Cowper which I have consulted in preparing this are the original volumes published during the poet's life ; John Johnson's edition , 1815 ...
... printed at the foot of the text are the poet's own . The principal previous editions of Cowper which I have consulted in preparing this are the original volumes published during the poet's life ; John Johnson's edition , 1815 ...
Page xi
... printed the collection has passed into the possession of the British Museum . My acknowledgments are also due to Messrs . Macmillan and Co. , who kindly made no objection to the inclusion in this edition of the interesting poem , To a ...
... printed the collection has passed into the possession of the British Museum . My acknowledgments are also due to Messrs . Macmillan and Co. , who kindly made no objection to the inclusion in this edition of the interesting poem , To a ...
Page xxx
... printed here for the first time . The object of the concealment appears to have been to spare the feelings of Theodora Cowper , who , as Lady " ' * و * Greatheed , who is often alluded to in Cowper's letters ( e.g. , June 4 , 1785 ) ...
... printed here for the first time . The object of the concealment appears to have been to spare the feelings of Theodora Cowper , who , as Lady " ' * و * Greatheed , who is often alluded to in Cowper's letters ( e.g. , June 4 , 1785 ) ...
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