Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and Observations on His WritingsHolt and Hage, 1801 - 231 páginas |
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... truth of the observation , —that only those who have been the subjects of Love , are capable of describing its sensations , with sensibility and justice ; Cowper , so far from having lived indifferent to that passion , has , in the ...
... truth of the observation , —that only those who have been the subjects of Love , are capable of describing its sensations , with sensibility and justice ; Cowper , so far from having lived indifferent to that passion , has , in the ...
Página xxiv
... to become what is properly called- Learned . In truth , having given myself so entirely of late to poetry , I am not sorry for this deficiency ; since great learning , I have been sometimes inclined to suspect , πείν LIFE OF COWPER , & c .
... to become what is properly called- Learned . In truth , having given myself so entirely of late to poetry , I am not sorry for this deficiency ; since great learning , I have been sometimes inclined to suspect , πείν LIFE OF COWPER , & c .
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... truth of the following lines ? —They afford us an example of great satiric powers , directed to the noblest purposes . Mansions once Knew their own masters ; and laborious hinds , Who had surviv'd the father , serv'd the son . Now the ...
... truth of the following lines ? —They afford us an example of great satiric powers , directed to the noblest purposes . Mansions once Knew their own masters ; and laborious hinds , Who had surviv'd the father , serv'd the son . Now the ...
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... are often highly descriptive ; and it is interspersed , throughout , with valuable moral , political , and religious truths : nor does the whole compass of our literature exhibit any thing more original XXX LIFE OF COWPER , & c .
... are often highly descriptive ; and it is interspersed , throughout , with valuable moral , political , and religious truths : nor does the whole compass of our literature exhibit any thing more original XXX LIFE OF COWPER , & c .
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... truth still sacred , and believ'd of old , That no success attends on spears and swords Unblest , and that the battle is the Lord's ? That courage is his creature , and dismay The post that at his bidding speeds away , Ghastly in ...
... truth still sacred , and believ'd of old , That no success attends on spears and swords Unblest , and that the battle is the Lord's ? That courage is his creature , and dismay The post that at his bidding speeds away , Ghastly in ...
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Términos y frases comunes
beauty beneath Berkhamstead bids bird Blest bliss boast bow'rs breath bright cause charms Cowper dear delight distant divine dread dream earth ease Edmonton England ev'ning ev'ry fair fancy fast fear feel fill'd fire flow'r form'd fountain of eternal frown glory grace Greenland groves hand happy hast Hast thou heard heart heav'n honours hope hopes and fears John Gilpin Katterfelto kindled land learn'd LENOX LIBRARY Lord lost lov'd lyre mercy midnight hour mind muse musick nature ne'er Nebaioth never nose o'er Olney Omia once pass'd peace perhaps PETRONIUS pity pleas'd pleasure poem poet pow'r prais'd praise pray'rs rural scene seem'd shine sighs sight skies sleep smile soon sorrow soul sound sweet taste thee their's theme thine thou art thought toil truth Twas virtue wind woes youth
Pasajes populares
Página 53 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Página 228 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case." Said John, "It is my wedding-day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware.
Página 55 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Página 165 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such? — It was. — Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern.
Página 12 - There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Página 165 - But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she. My Mother ! when I learn'd that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed ? Hover'd thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah that maternal smile...
Página 168 - Where spices breathe and brighter seasons smile, There sits quiescent on the floods, that show Her beauteous form reflected clear below, While airs impregnated...
Página 228 - And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.
Página 15 - 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, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Página 75 - And taught a brute the way to safe revenge. i would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense, * Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.