The task, and minor poems [ed.] by E. Lee1900 |
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... VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK YARDLEY OAK 4. Playful Poems . 181 189 191 193 - 195 THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN 201 ON THE DEATH OF MRS THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCH 210 THE NEEDLESS ALARM 212 EPITAPH ON A HARE ...
... VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK YARDLEY OAK 4. Playful Poems . 181 189 191 193 - 195 THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN 201 ON THE DEATH OF MRS THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCH 210 THE NEEDLESS ALARM 212 EPITAPH ON A HARE ...
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... verses . In 1771 Newton had set himself to compose a volume of hymns , and he suggested that Cowper should assist in the undertaking . He agreed , and accordingly Cowper's 1 Cf. History of the Eighteenth Century , vol . iii . p . 134 ...
... verses . In 1771 Newton had set himself to compose a volume of hymns , and he suggested that Cowper should assist in the undertaking . He agreed , and accordingly Cowper's 1 Cf. History of the Eighteenth Century , vol . iii . p . 134 ...
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... Verses written by Alexander Selkirk , ” 1 “ Boadicea , ' " 2 the " Ode to Peace , " the " Shrubbery , " and the " Report of an Adjudged Case . " 5 The book also testifies to a keen interest in all the vital questions of the day ...
... Verses written by Alexander Selkirk , ” 1 “ Boadicea , ' " 2 the " Ode to Peace , " the " Shrubbery , " and the " Report of an Adjudged Case . " 5 The book also testifies to a keen interest in all the vital questions of the day ...
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... verse , and when he complained that he had no subject , said " You can never be in want of a subject ; you can write upon anything write upon this sofa . " The remark resulted in the composition of Cowper's greatest poem , " The Task ...
... verse , and when he complained that he had no subject , said " You can never be in want of a subject ; you can write upon anything write upon this sofa . " The remark resulted in the composition of Cowper's greatest poem , " The Task ...
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... verse is alien to the rapidity of Homer . Cowper's publisher now asked him to prepare an edition of Milton . The work brought him the friendship of Hayley , the friend of Romney , and a writer of mediocre verse popular in its day ...
... verse is alien to the rapidity of Homer . Cowper's publisher now asked him to prepare an edition of Milton . The work brought him the friendship of Hayley , the friend of Romney , and a writer of mediocre verse popular in its day ...
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Page 252 - 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...
Page 166 - 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.
Page 80 - 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.
Page 175 - 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.
Page 194 - 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.
Page 176 - 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.
Page 271 - There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond...
Page 166 - 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.
Page 193 - 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.
Page 167 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid...