The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper, Tom 4J. Seagrave, 1806 |
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... Task , by reciting it in Parliament . The passage alluded to contains the sublime verses on the destruction of the Bastile ; verses that were originally composed in the form of a prophecy . The eloquence of the poet , and of the orator ...
... Task , by reciting it in Parliament . The passage alluded to contains the sublime verses on the destruction of the Bastile ; verses that were originally composed in the form of a prophecy . The eloquence of the poet , and of the orator ...
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... poetical reader . In his Task he not only surpassed all his for- mer compositions , but executed an extensive work , of such original and diversified excellence , that as it arose without the aid of any model , so it 228.
... poetical reader . In his Task he not only surpassed all his for- mer compositions , but executed an extensive work , of such original and diversified excellence , that as it arose without the aid of any model , so it 228.
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... Task may be called , a bird's - eye view of human life . It is a minute , and extensive survey of every thing most interesting to the reason , to the fancy , and to the affections of man . It exhibits his pleasures , and his pains ; his ...
... Task may be called , a bird's - eye view of human life . It is a minute , and extensive survey of every thing most interesting to the reason , to the fancy , and to the affections of man . It exhibits his pleasures , and his pains ; his ...
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... Task , beginning with all the peaceful at- tractions of sportive gaiety , rises to the most solemn , and awful grandeur , to the highest strain of religious solemnity , Its frequent variation of tone is masterly in the greatest degree ...
... Task , beginning with all the peaceful at- tractions of sportive gaiety , rises to the most solemn , and awful grandeur , to the highest strain of religious solemnity , Its frequent variation of tone is masterly in the greatest degree ...
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... Task arises from that conviction , which all , who delight in it , cannot fail to feel , that the poet , however pre - eminent in intellectual powers , must have been equally pre - eminent in tender benevolence of heart . His reader ...
... Task arises from that conviction , which all , who delight in it , cannot fail to feel , that the poet , however pre - eminent in intellectual powers , must have been equally pre - eminent in tender benevolence of heart . His reader ...
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Adieu admirable affectionate afflicted appear bard bird-lime brother CALLIMACHU charm Cowper DEAR FRIEND dearest degree delight Dereham distress Eartham endeavour Esqr ev'ry excellent expressed eyes favourite feel friendship genius give grace Greek hand happy haste heart Homer honour hope Iliad John Throckmorton Johnny Johnson justly kind labour Lady Hesketh Latin live Lord Thurlow Mary melancholy memory merit Milton mind morning nature never nihil obliged Odyssey once passage perhaps person pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope powers praise present quæ Qualia quam quod racter reader reason received rejoice Revd Romney SAMUEL ROSE seems shew sight soon sorrow spect spirit sublime sufferings talents Task tell tender thee thine thing thou tibi tion translation truly truth Unwin verse vex'd W. C. LETTER Weston Whig WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wish write