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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... original is elegant , easy , natural ; the copy is clumsy , constrained , unnatural : To what is this owing ? To the adoption of terms not conge- nial to your purpose , and of a context , such as no man writing an original work would ...
... original is elegant , easy , natural ; the copy is clumsy , constrained , unnatural : To what is this owing ? To the adoption of terms not conge- nial to your purpose , and of a context , such as no man writing an original work would ...
Strona 158
... original work which he produced in that beloved abode . The poem describes not his residence , but the encreasing infirmities of that aged companion , who had so long contributed to his domestic comfort . I question if any language on ...
... original work which he produced in that beloved abode . The poem describes not his residence , but the encreasing infirmities of that aged companion , who had so long contributed to his domestic comfort . I question if any language on ...
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... original and the translation appear in the Appendix . On the twentieth of March he wrote the stan- zas entitled The Cast - away , founded on an anecdote in Anson's voyage , which his memory suggested to him , although he had not looked ...
... original and the translation appear in the Appendix . On the twentieth of March he wrote the stan- zas entitled The Cast - away , founded on an anecdote in Anson's voyage , which his memory suggested to him , although he had not looked ...
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... original motives for appearing in the character of a poet , the best possible preservative against this double infelicity of mind , His predominant desire was to render his poetry an instrument of good to mankind : his love of fame was ...
... original motives for appearing in the character of a poet , the best possible preservative against this double infelicity of mind , His predominant desire was to render his poetry an instrument of good to mankind : his love of fame was ...
Strona 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.
... 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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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