The Life of William Cowper, Esq, Volume 2Otis, Broaders,, 1839 - Poets, English |
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admiration affectionate ancholy appeared believe blank verse called cause Chaucer cheerful Churchill comfort composed cousin Cowper dear delight distress Dryden Dunciad Eartham effect English poetry expect expressed favor feel felt friendship Gayhurst genius give happy Hayley heart Homer honor hope Iliad intercourse JOHN NEWTON Johnson kind knew labor Lady Hesketh language laudanum least less letter lived Lord malady March 29 means melancholy metaphysical poet metre Milton mind nature never Newton occasion Olney once opinion perhaps persons pleasure poem poet poetical poor Pope Pope's praise present reason received rendered rhyme Romney says seems sensible spirits style suffered suppose taste Teedon tell thing thou thought tion translation truth Unwin versification walk Weston WILLIAM HAYLEY wish words write written wrote Zachary Grey
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