 | John Lemprière, Eleazar Lord - 1825 - 804 oldal
...Northamptonshire, and afterwards turned his thoughts to a life of Milton, and to a complete edition of his poems, and after he had made some little progress he was...to the world by the sweetness of his lines, and the pure precepts of morality and benevolence which every where captivate the reader, that the king honourably... | |
 | John Lemprière, Eleazar Lord - 1825 - 794 oldal
...Northamptonshire, and afterwards turncd his thoughts to a life of Milton, and to a complete edition of his poems, and after he had made some little progress he was introduced to Mr. Hayley, who had heen engaged on the same suhjeet, and thus arose an intereourse of friendship which continucd to the... | |
 | 1850 - 428 oldal
...in picturesque delineation he ha* no rival but Thomson, and he generally surpasses him in elegance. *The poet had communicated so much pleasure and instruction...to the world by the sweetness of his lines, and the pure precepts of morality and benevolence which every where captivate the reader, that the king honorably... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1833 - 676 oldal
...this time, (1787.) a similarity of literary undertakings, brought Cowper and Hayley the poet, into an intercourse of friendship, which continued to the last period of life. Hayley has commemorated the genius and virtue* of his friend, jn an interesting and elegant account... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1837 - 732 oldal
....this time, (1787.) a similarity of literary undertakings, brought Cowper and Hayley the poet, into an intercourse of friendship, which continued to the last period of life. Hayley has commemorated the genius and virtues of his friend, in an interesting and elegant account... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1846 - 726 oldal
...this time, (1787.) a similarity of literary undertakings, brought Cowper and Hayley the poet, into an intercourse of friendship, which continued to the last period of life. Hayley has commemorated the genius and virtues of his friend, in an interesting and elegant account... | |
 | New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 532 oldal
...years. He afterwards turned his thoughts to a Life of Milton, and to a complete edition of his poems ; and after he had made some little progress he was...an intercourse of friendship which continued to the latest period of life. In 1792 he paid a visit to Hayley, at Eartham, in Sussex, not having made a... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 532 oldal
...years. He afterwards turned his. thoughts to a Life of Milton, and to a complete edition of his poems ; and after he had made some little progress he was...an intercourse of friendship which continued to the latest period of life. In 1792 he paid a visit to Hayley, at Eartham, in Sussex, not having made a... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1849 - 732 oldal
...ihis time, (17K7.) a similarity of literary undertaking!).' brought Cowper and Hayley the poet, into an intercourse of friendship, which continued to the last period of life. Hayley has commemorated the genius and virtues of his friend, in an interesting and elegant account... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1855 - 608 oldal
...Iliad and Odyssey in blank verse. In 1786, he removed with Mrs. Unwin, to Weston, Northamptonshire. The poet had communicated so much pleasure and instruction...to the world by the sweetness of his lines, and the pure precepts of morality, that the king honorably bestowed upon him a pension of e£300 per annum,... | |
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Unwin to Weston, Northamptonshire, and afterwards turned his thoughts to a life of Milton, and to a complete edition of his poems, and after he had made some little progress he was introduced to Mr. Hayley, who had been engaged on the same subject, and... 