Cowper: Poetry and ProseHart-Davis, 1968 - 1018 pages |
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Page 44
... poet , for example , might perhaps tell us , though a prosaic person cannot , what is the secret of the impression made by such a poem as the ' Wreck of the Royal George ' . Given an ordinary newspaper paragraph about wreck or battle ...
... poet , for example , might perhaps tell us , though a prosaic person cannot , what is the secret of the impression made by such a poem as the ' Wreck of the Royal George ' . Given an ordinary newspaper paragraph about wreck or battle ...
Page 394
... poet's vision and the transparent sincerity of his style . Throughout the poem , and especially in Book VI , Cowper addressed the world . He did not address it in vain . The Task , recognised by the critics as a masterpiece , raised him ...
... poet's vision and the transparent sincerity of his style . Throughout the poem , and especially in Book VI , Cowper addressed the world . He did not address it in vain . The Task , recognised by the critics as a masterpiece , raised him ...
Page 579
... poet's character with the most industrious cruelty . As a man , he has hardly left him the shadow of one good quality . Churlishness in his private life , and a rancorous hatred of everything royal in his public , are the two colours ...
... poet's character with the most industrious cruelty . As a man , he has hardly left him the shadow of one good quality . Churlishness in his private life , and a rancorous hatred of everything royal in his public , are the two colours ...
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