The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Том 1William Pickering, 1830 |
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Стр. xv
... stand against . " In this posture of mind I attended regularly at the office ; where , instead of a soul upon the rack , the most active spirits were essentially necessary to my purpose . I expected no assistance from any one there ...
... stand against . " In this posture of mind I attended regularly at the office ; where , instead of a soul upon the rack , the most active spirits were essentially necessary to my purpose . I expected no assistance from any one there ...
Стр. xviii
... and as simple as Parson Adams . His wife has a very uncommon under- standing , has read much to excellent purpose , and is more polite than a duchess . The son , who belongs to Cambridge , is a most amiable young xviii MEMOIR OF COWPER .
... and as simple as Parson Adams . His wife has a very uncommon under- standing , has read much to excellent purpose , and is more polite than a duchess . The son , who belongs to Cambridge , is a most amiable young xviii MEMOIR OF COWPER .
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... stand by the sorrow you express , that any part of my former supplies is actually cut off , or whether they are only more tardy in coming in , than usual . It is useful even to the rich , to know , as nearly as may be , the exact amount ...
... stand by the sorrow you express , that any part of my former supplies is actually cut off , or whether they are only more tardy in coming in , than usual . It is useful even to the rich , to know , as nearly as may be , the exact amount ...
Стр. xxxii
... stand a tip toe on the mountain top of human life , look down with pleasure upon the valley they have passed , and sometimes stretch their wings in joyful hope of a happy flight into Eternity . Yet a little while , and your hope will be ...
... stand a tip toe on the mountain top of human life , look down with pleasure upon the valley they have passed , and sometimes stretch their wings in joyful hope of a happy flight into Eternity . Yet a little while , and your hope will be ...
Стр. xlix
... stand upon . " Indications of the presence of his malady are sometimes perceptible even in the most cheerful of his letters , and the conclusion of one , on miscellaneous subjects , to Mr. Newton , in Febru- ary , 1783 , is in these ...
... stand upon . " Indications of the presence of his malady are sometimes perceptible even in the most cheerful of his letters , and the conclusion of one , on miscellaneous subjects , to Mr. Newton , in Febru- ary , 1783 , is in these ...
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Стр. 205 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Стр. 256 - Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race.
Стр. 243 - I'll go too, He will lose none by me, though I get a few." His scruples thus silenced, Tom felt more at ease, And went with his comrades the apples to seize ; He blamed and protested, but join'd in the plan : He shared in the plunder, but pitied the man.
Стр. 195 - I praise the Frenchman,* his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper— solitude is sweet.
Стр. 208 - So when a child, as playful children use, Has burnt to tinder a stale last year's news, The flame extinct, he views the roving fire — There goes my lady, and there goes the squire, There goes the parson, oh ! illustrious spark, And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk ! REPORT • OF AN ADJUDGED CASE NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY OF THE BOOKS.
Стр. xi - I was struck, not long after my settlement in the Temple, with such a dejection of spirits, as none but they who have felt the same, can have the least conception of. Day and night I was upon the rack, lying down in horror, and rising up in despair.^ I presently lost all relish for those studies to which I had before * Ashley Cowper, Esq.
Стр. 246 - John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Стр. 191 - Tis easy to resign a toilsome place, But not to manage leisure with a grace : Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind- quite vacant is a mind distressed.
Стр. 139 - Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign...
Стр. xiv - They whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves, on any occasion, is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation; others can have none.