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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... mean the danger of being led , in writing as the biographer of my friend , to 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 ...
... mean the danger of being led , in writing as the biographer of my friend , to 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 ...
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... mean , is expressed in the final verse of an epitaph , which the hand of friendship inscribed to your excellent relation : " His virtues formed the magic of his song . " May the affectionate zeal , with which I have endeavoured 18 ...
... mean , is expressed in the final verse of an epitaph , which the hand of friendship inscribed to your excellent relation : " His virtues formed the magic of his song . " May the affectionate zeal , with which I have endeavoured 18 ...
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... mean artifice , contrived the first clandestine appearance of his own Letters . Had he previously wished to print them , he might have pleaded the precedent of Howel's Letters , a popular book of our own country , and of merit suf ...
... mean artifice , contrived the first clandestine appearance of his own Letters . Had he previously wished to print them , he might have pleaded the precedent of Howel's Letters , a popular book of our own country , and of merit suf ...
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... means advise any writer to publish his own Letters , in his life time : - " Nulli ve- lim autor esse , ut ipse vivus edat . " The mild Erasmus confesses he wanted courage himself , for such a display of his talents ; and declares , he ...
... means advise any writer to publish his own Letters , in his life time : - " Nulli ve- lim autor esse , ut ipse vivus edat . " The mild Erasmus confesses he wanted courage himself , for such a display of his talents ; and declares , he ...
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... means so gracefully writ- ten , as that of the friendly physician , a man equally distinguish- ed by the moral gaiety of his life , and by his serene preparation for death — a man so happily free from all flagrant misconduct , that his ...
... means so gracefully writ- ten , as that of the friendly physician , a man equally distinguish- ed by the moral gaiety of his life , and by his serene preparation for death — a man so happily free from all flagrant misconduct , that his ...
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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