The Life of William Cowper, Esq: Compiled from His Correspondence and Other Authentic Sources of Information; Containing Remarks on His Writings, and on the Peculiarities of His Interesting Character, Never Before Published1834 - 288 pages |
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adverts affection affectionate affliction afford amiable amusement anxiety appear attention beautiful believe blank verse blessing brother cheerful choly Christian comfort correspondence Countess Spencer Cowper death degree delight depressive malady despair distress divine Eartham employed engaged esteemed expected faith feel felt following extracts Frederick of Bohemia friendship give gloomy gospel grace happy Hayley Hayley's heart hope Huntingdon Iliad interesting John Throckmorton Johnson journey kind labor Lady Hesketh least less letter live manner Mary means melan melancholy ment mercy Milton Mundesley nature never Newton occasion Olney painful Paradise Lost perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet poet's poetical poetry present prove reason received recovery religion respecting rienced scene scripture seemed spirits suffered suppose sure tender thee things thou thought tion translation of Homer truth Unwin Unwin's verse Weston WILLIAM COWPER wish write wrote