The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq: With Remarks on Epistolary Writers, 1. kötet

William Hayley

J. Johnson and Company, 1812

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To Lady Hesketh TORYISM of Lady Hesketh	10

Desultory Remarks on the Letters of eminent persons par	13

To Lady Hesketh On solitude on the desertion	15

To the same His state of mind Verses to Miss C	16

Letter	17

Letter Page	19

To Joseph Hill Esq Expression of his gratitude	201

May 22	202

To the Rev Mr Greatheed Description of Eartham	203

To Mrs Bodham On his Mothers picture Feb 27	206

The origin of his friendship with Mr Bull	207

VOL I	209

On seeing a Sketch of Cowper by Lawrence	212

To the Rev W Unwin Vincent Bourne Humes	213

To W Hayley Esq Distribution of his time	21

To the same On his poem of the Lily and the Rose	23

To W Hayley Esq His dream respecting Milton	24

Letter Page	27

To W Hayley Esq On the proposal of a joint com	29

To the Rev Walter Bagot Miltons blank verse	31

An Epitaph	39

To the Rev W Unwin Quick succession of human	40

Letter Page	49

On late acquired Wealth	52

The origin of the pleasant poem of John Gilpin	56

To the Rev W Unwin	58

To the same	68

His recovery	69

On a good	70

Return to Cowper at Eartham	73

His sufferings during childhood	74

To the same On simplicity in preaching May 5	75

To Lady Hesketh On his lines and acknowledg	77

Letter Page	78

To the same On his neighbours Dec 4	80

To the Rev J Newton Death of Mrs C May 31	83

To Mrs Courtenay Manner of spending his time	84

To the Rev W Bagot Republicans of France	86

His settlement in the Inner Temple	87

To the same On religious zeal June 17	89

Aug 25	92

To the Rev W Bagot On Bishop Bagot and	93

His extreme dread of appearing in public	94

Letter Page	95

Letter Page	96

To the same On his own anxiety Jan 30	99

The origin of Cowpers acquaintance with the Unwins	101

To the Rev J Newton On his recovery from	102

To Lady Hesketh On his own melancholy Han	106

To the same	107

To the Rev W Unwin Philosophers happy air	108

To the same A fox chace March 3	112

To the same Thanking him for books Jonathan	114

To the same	115

To the same On the American Loyalists Oct	116

Commencement of the poem	121

Its progress related in passages from letters to Mr Bull	122

To S Rose	123

Cowpers return to Weston	124

Letter Page	127

To the same First introduction to the Unwin	128

To Joseph Hill Esq Books that he had lost	129

To the Rev W Unwin Reflections on the unkind	131

The author induced to visit Weston during the severe ill	133

To the same Sufferings from the Eastwind extra	136

Huntingdon	137

The grant of a pension from his Majesty to Cowper	140

To the Rev J Newton Title and motto for a work	142

To the same On the same subject June 15	143

To W Hayley Esq On the notes to his Homer	146

Cowper resides at North Tuddenham	147

To the same	148

July 28	151

In October returns to Dereham and settles there for	154

To the Rev W Unwin On facepainting May 3 194	155

To W Hayley Esq Account of his journey	157

To the Rev J Newton Pleasant situation of Lym	162

Finishes the revisal of his Homer 1799 A	164

Jan 19	168

Sends an improved version of a passage in his Homer	170

To the same On the book entitled The Manners	175

1769	176

Letter Page	177

To the Rev W Unwin Death of Dr Johnson	181

Remarks continued to page 251	183

To the same The consolations of religion on the death	184

Letter to Mrs Charlotte Smith on her poem of the Emi	191

Short account and character of Cowpers brother	193

401	197

Extract from a Letter to Mr Bull	198

Letter Page	199

To the same Johnsons Biography his treatment	215

July 28	217

To the same Burkes speech on the reformation	219

ToJ Johnson Esq Remarks on Longinus March 23	221

To the Rev J Newton Capt Cooks last voyage	223

Verses to his Cousin Anne Bodham on receiving from	224

To the same	228

To the same Pluralities in the church	229

To the same	232

May 8	235

To the Rev J Newton On unconnected thoughts	236

To the same	237

To Lady Hesketh On Homer and his song of	238

To the Rev W Unwin Danger of endeavouring	242

To the same On his poem Tirocinium Oct 20	243

To the same	244

June 18	248

Nov 1	251

To W Hayley Esq On Flaxmans monument	252

POSTSCRIPT Death of Lady Austen	253

secret of good writing an epitaph July 2	257

Original Poems	259

To the Rev W Unwin Same subject Nov 29	260

July 11	261

To the Rev W Bagot Long and short syllables	263

To General Cowper On his poem upon the slave	264

To the Rev W Unwin Inscription of Tirocinium	266

To the Rev J Newton A riddle July 30	269

To the Rev Mr Johnson Mr Johnsons present	270

To the same Achilles in the attitude of a dancing	275

Aug 31	276

Letter Page	278

Reflections on the impatience of	281

284	284

To Mrs Throckmorton Little success of applica	285

To the Rev W Unwin Account of a violent thun	290

To Lady Hesketh Letter from Dr Cogswell from	291

Nov 9	293

To the same On receiving several presents a spor	297

To Lady Hesketh On her return to England	298

To the Rev W Unwin Consolations on the asperity	302

To S Rose Esq Bentleys remarks on Homer	303

some some account of his affairs Nov 9	306

To the Rev W Unwin	308

The origin of his translations from Milton	309

To the same Disinterestedness of his affection	313

To the Rev Mr Hurdis Invitation to Weston	315

To S Rose Esq On early marriages a riddle	320

To Lady Hesketh Correcting his poems Jan 10	321

Aug 9	322

S1 To the same On the design of his poems Mr	323

To the same Upon a poem of Lord Bagots	329

To the Rev J Newton In rhyme on his poetry	330

An Ænigma	331

To the same On her promised visit to Olney Feb 9	335

VOL I	337

To the Rev W Unwin Brighton dissipation educa	339

To the same On their expected meeting at Olney	341

To the Rev W Bagot On the critical talents	342

1782	346

To the Rev W Unwin On the translation of	351

Denners Old Woman	352

To the Rev J Newton His intended publication	355

To the same Her letters his comfort April 24	358

To J Johnson Esq The mildness of the spring	360

Character of Caraccioli	361

To the Rev Mr Hurdis On his tragedy of Sir Tho	362

Epigrams translated from the Latin of Owen	364

Sunset and Sunrise	366

To Lord Thurlow With his first volume of poems	367

To the same Pain and pleasure on the sight of	368

Verses to the Memory of Dr Lloyd	373

To the Rev W Unwin On the newspapers Mar 7	375

To Lady Hesketh With some lines to Warren Hastings	376

To Lady Hesketh Gives up meeting her at New	377

Example of Cowpers ingenuousness in speaking of him	381

To Lady Hesketh Mrs Unwins second attack	383

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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések

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Népszerű szakaszok

8. oldal - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!‎

1788 és 2007 között 793 könyvben jelenik meg

88. oldal - Find tongues in trees, books in the running brooks > Sermons' in. stones, and good in every thing.‎

1792 és 2005 között 218 könyvben jelenik meg

92. oldal - 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.‎

1803 és 2005 között 110 könyvben jelenik meg

148. oldal - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?‎

1625 és 2007 között 896 könyvben jelenik meg

295. oldal - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.‎

1800 és 2006 között 293 könyvben jelenik meg

294. oldal - So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning ; While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship...‎

1800 és 2006 között 283 könyvben jelenik meg

350. oldal - To make verse speak the language of prose, without being prosaic, to marshal the words of it in such an order as they might naturally take in falling from the lips of an extemporary speaker, yet without meanness, harmoniously, elegantly, and without seeming to displace a syllable for the sake of the rhyme, is one of the most arduous tasks a poet can undertake. He that could accomplish this task was Prior ; many have imitated his excellence in this particular, but the best copies have fallen far short...‎

1805 és 2006 között 109 könyvben jelenik meg

243. oldal - LADY. SWEET stream, that winds through yonder glade, Apt emblem of a virtuous maid — Silent and chaste she steals along, Far from the world's gay busy throng ; With gentle yet prevailing force, Intent upon her destined course ; Graceful and useful all she does, Blessing and blest where'er she goes, Pure bosom'd as that watery glass, And heaven reflected in her face.‎

1787 és 2007 között 246 könyvben jelenik meg

160. oldal - At night we read, and converse, as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns, or a sermon, and last of all the family are called to prayers.‎

1803 és 2007 között 107 könyvben jelenik meg

270. oldal - Gothic porch smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box-edgings, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues, are become so entirely unfashionable now, that we can hardly believe it possible, that a people who resembled us so little in their taste, should resemble us in any thing else.‎

1804 és 2005 között 66 könyvben jelenik meg

Bibliográfiai információk

Cím	The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq: With Remarks on Epistolary Writers, 1. kötet The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq: With Remarks on Epistolary Writers, Caroline Watson
Szerző	William Hayley
Illusztrálta:	Caroline Watson
Közreműködők	Thomas Bensley, J. Johnson & Co
Kiadó	J. Johnson and Company, 1812
Eredeti forrása	Oxfordi Egyetem
Digitalizálva:	2007. júl. 31.

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