The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper, Tom 1J. Seagrave, 1806 |
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... speak infi- nitely too much of myself . To avoid the offensive failing of egotism , I had resolved at first to make no inconsiderable sacrifice ; and to suppress in his Letters every particle of praise bestowed upon myself . I soon ...
... speak infi- nitely too much of myself . To avoid the offensive failing of egotism , I had resolved at first to make no inconsiderable sacrifice ; and to suppress in his Letters every particle of praise bestowed upon myself . I soon ...
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... speak of them , as they deserve , let me say , in the words of Horace , Primum me illorum , dederim quibus esse poetas , Excerpam numero . Great poets have generally united in their destiny those extremes of good and evil , which Homer ...
... speak of them , as they deserve , let me say , in the words of Horace , Primum me illorum , dederim quibus esse poetas , Excerpam numero . Great poets have generally united in their destiny those extremes of good and evil , which Homer ...
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... speak , will continue to sparkle in the of all men , eyes like the radiant star of the evening , perpe- tually hailed by the voice of gratitude , af- fection , and delight . There is a principle of unperishable vitality ( if I may use ...
... speak , will continue to sparkle in the of all men , eyes like the radiant star of the evening , perpe- tually hailed by the voice of gratitude , af- fection , and delight . There is a principle of unperishable vitality ( if I may use ...
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... speak of Pope as a writer of Letters ! - -In this character , as in that of a poet , he has had the ill - fortune to suffer by hasty and indiscriminate censure . It has been a fashion to say , the Letters of Pope are stiff , and ...
... speak of Pope as a writer of Letters ! - -In this character , as in that of a poet , he has had the ill - fortune to suffer by hasty and indiscriminate censure . It has been a fashion to say , the Letters of Pope are stiff , and ...
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... speaking of the Letters published by Pope.- " The book never became much the subject of " conversation . Some read it , as a contemporary history , and " some perhaps , as a model of epistolary language . But those , " who read it , did ...
... speaking of the Letters published by Pope.- " The book never became much the subject of " conversation . Some read it , as a contemporary history , and " some perhaps , as a model of epistolary language . But those , " who read it , did ...
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acquaintance admirable affection affectionate affliction afford Alban's amiable amuse appears attend believe benevolent Bishop of Galloway blessing Brother character Christ Christian Cowper dear Cousin dear friend DEAR JOE death delight desire divine Droxford Epistles epistolary Esqr esteem express faith father favour feel friendship give glory grace happy heart hereafter holy honour hope Huntingdon interesting Jesus JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL labour Lady HESKETH language least live Lord Lord Hervey March 11 mean ment mercy mind mother nature never obliged occasion Olney perhaps person Phalaris pleased pleasure poem poet poetical Pope praise pray present racter reader reason received recollect religious remarkable Revd Sappho Scripture seems soul spirit suppose sure talents temper tender thank thee thing thou thought tion truth verse virtues W. C. LETTER William Cowper WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write written wrote