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... night , in giggling and making giggle , instead of studying the law . " It has been supposed by some that the melan- choly of which he was later the subject was promoted by his study of the law ; but this con- fession by the poet ...
... night , in giggling and making giggle , instead of studying the law . " It has been supposed by some that the melan- choly of which he was later the subject was promoted by his study of the law ; but this con- fession by the poet ...
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... night before he was to appear at the bar of the House , he nearly succeeded in his efforts ; and when the last had failed , and he sent to his kinsman to tell him what he had done , he said , " My dear Mr. Cowper , you terrify me ! To ...
... night before he was to appear at the bar of the House , he nearly succeeded in his efforts ; and when the last had failed , and he sent to his kinsman to tell him what he had done , he said , " My dear Mr. Cowper , you terrify me ! To ...
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... night , he refused altogether to leave . Mrs. Unwin was his unwearied nurse and attendant by day and night , unmindful of her own health or the remarks of the uncharitable ; and with great gentleness and skill she ministered to her ...
... night , he refused altogether to leave . Mrs. Unwin was his unwearied nurse and attendant by day and night , unmindful of her own health or the remarks of the uncharitable ; and with great gentleness and skill she ministered to her ...
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... night by thinking and laughing at it , and that he had turned it into a ballad . The ballad was sent to Mr. Unwin , and subsequently found its way into a print called the Public Advertiser . It was to Lady Austin that Cowper was ...
... night by thinking and laughing at it , and that he had turned it into a ballad . The ballad was sent to Mr. Unwin , and subsequently found its way into a print called the Public Advertiser . It was to Lady Austin that Cowper was ...
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... night Lies down secure , her heart and pocket light ; She , for her humble sphere by nature fit , Has little understanding , and no wit , Receives no praise , but ( though her lot be such , Toilsome and indigent ) she renders much ...
... night Lies down secure , her heart and pocket light ; She , for her humble sphere by nature fit , Has little understanding , and no wit , Receives no praise , but ( though her lot be such , Toilsome and indigent ) she renders much ...
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Page 324 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 165 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. 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.
Page 106 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Page 209 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid ; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or confectionary plum...
Page 186 - His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men.
Page 27 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore And in his hands and feet the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts He drew them forth, and healed and bade me live.
Page 210 - My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth : But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents pass'd into the skies.
Page 172 - And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now...
Page 325 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Page 234 - And the scene where his melody charm'd me before Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead.