The Poems of William CowperMethuen, 1905 - 741 pages |
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... letters of Cowper . For these , and for free use of all the memorials of the poet in their possession , I have to offer my warmest gratitude to my friends , the Rev. William Cowper Johnson , Hon . Canon of Norwich and Rector of Yaxham ...
... letters of Cowper . For these , and for free use of all the memorials of the poet in their possession , I have to offer my warmest gratitude to my friends , the Rev. William Cowper Johnson , Hon . Canon of Norwich and Rector of Yaxham ...
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... letter to Romney , February 3 , 1801 , in which he says : " I have taught him ( i.e. , Blake ) to paint in miniature , and in truth he has made a very creditable copy from your admirable portrait of the dear departed Bard " ( i.e. ...
... letter to Romney , February 3 , 1801 , in which he says : " I have taught him ( i.e. , Blake ) to paint in miniature , and in truth he has made a very creditable copy from your admirable portrait of the dear departed Bard " ( i.e. ...
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... letter of November 30 , 1793 , one of the unpublished letters given in the Appendix to the Introduction , where he calls it " Lawrence's sketch of me , " it would appear not to have been an oil painting , but a crayon drawing like the ...
... letter of November 30 , 1793 , one of the unpublished letters given in the Appendix to the Introduction , where he calls it " Lawrence's sketch of me , " it would appear not to have been an oil painting , but a crayon drawing like the ...
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... letter of John Johnson to his sister in which he says he has heard from Lady Hesketh that the Bishop of Bristol ... letters ( February 4 , February 15 , and June 6 , 1789 ) , as about to be taken by Englefeldt was apparently never done ...
... letter of John Johnson to his sister in which he says he has heard from Lady Hesketh that the Bishop of Bristol ... letters ( February 4 , February 15 , and June 6 , 1789 ) , as about to be taken by Englefeldt was apparently never done ...
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... letter by Mr. W. Roberts in the Athenæum of February 27 , 1900 , in which the whole case against it is strongly put . There is more to be said in its favour , perhaps , than Mr. Roberts allows ; but , when all possible admissions have ...
... letter by Mr. W. Roberts in the Athenæum of February 27 , 1900 , in which the whole case against it is strongly put . There is more to be said in its favour , perhaps , than Mr. Roberts allows ; but , when all possible admissions have ...
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Page 39 - Dear dying Lamb ! Thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved, to sin no more.
Page 31 - OH for a closer walk with God ! A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Page 271 - Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it, too ; affectionate in look And tender in address,...
Page 429 - Toll for the brave ! Brave KEMPENFELT is gone ! His last sea-fight is fought ! His work of glory done ! It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock ! She sprang no fatal leak ! She ran upon no rock...
Page 300 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 215 - AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 386 - Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound.
Page 265 - Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ! that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Page 49 - The hand that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day.
Page 332 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. — His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who with filial confidence inspired Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —