The task, and minor poems [ed.] by E. Lee1900 |
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ix. oldal
... . They were first pub- lished in 1825 , and do not express a very deep passion . Theodora never married , and in after years assisted 1 Cf. Gray , “ Ode on Eton College . " He now as- Cowper with anonymous gifts of money . INTRODUCTION .
... . They were first pub- lished in 1825 , and do not express a very deep passion . Theodora never married , and in after years assisted 1 Cf. Gray , “ Ode on Eton College . " He now as- Cowper with anonymous gifts of money . INTRODUCTION .
x. oldal
... married Morley Unwin in 1744 . She had two children , a son and a daughter . Some of Cowper's most delightful letters were written to the former . never see her without being the better for her company X WILLIAM COWPER .
... married Morley Unwin in 1744 . She had two children , a son and a daughter . Some of Cowper's most delightful letters were written to the former . never see her without being the better for her company X WILLIAM COWPER .
xi. oldal
William Cowper Elizabeth Lee. never see her without being the better for her company . [ She ] has a very uncommon understanding , has read much to excellent purpose , and is more polite than a duchess . " The life suited him perfectly ...
William Cowper Elizabeth Lee. never see her without being the better for her company . [ She ] has a very uncommon understanding , has read much to excellent purpose , and is more polite than a duchess . " The life suited him perfectly ...
xiv. oldal
... never met before , Shall meet , unite , and part no more : It is the allotment of the skies , The hand of the Supremely Wise , That guides and governs our affections , And plans and orders our connexions . A transient visit intervening ...
... never met before , Shall meet , unite , and part no more : It is the allotment of the skies , The hand of the Supremely Wise , That guides and governs our affections , And plans and orders our connexions . A transient visit intervening ...
xv. oldal
... never seems to have been jealous of that friendship . Cowper was now occupying himself with the translation of Homer , and took pleasure in the work . He made , too , congenial acquaintances in the Throckmortons , who lived at Weston ...
... never seems to have been jealous of that friendship . Cowper was now occupying himself with the translation of Homer , and took pleasure in the work . He made , too , congenial acquaintances in the Throckmortons , who lived at Weston ...
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252. oldal - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung...
166. oldal - 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.
80. oldal - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
175. oldal - GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
194. oldal - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends , — do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
176. oldal - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
271. oldal - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond...
166. oldal - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, 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.
193. oldal - 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. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
167. oldal - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...