The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq: With Remarks on Epistolary Writers, Volume 2 |
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... received from him the familiar and endearing title of sister Ann . The great and happy influence , which an incident , that seems at first sight so trivial , pro- duced very rapidly on the imagination of Cow-- per , 2.
... received from him the familiar and endearing title of sister Ann . The great and happy influence , which an incident , that seems at first sight so trivial , pro- duced very rapidly on the imagination of Cow-- per , 2.
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... received the two slaps , which he thought him- self obliged to submit to , turned again , and beat him soundly . I do not wish to see you follow the French gentleman's example , but I believe 1 t nobody , that has heard the story ...
... received the two slaps , which he thought him- self obliged to submit to , turned again , and beat him soundly . I do not wish to see you follow the French gentleman's example , but I believe 1 t nobody , that has heard the story ...
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... received from a friend he once loved and valued . If an answer comes however , you shall not long be a stranger to the contents of it . I have read your letter to their worships , and much approve of it . May it have the desired ...
... received from a friend he once loved and valued . If an answer comes however , you shall not long be a stranger to the contents of it . I have read your letter to their worships , and much approve of it . May it have the desired ...
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... received it . because it was May they re- ceive it too ! For whether they drink it out of the cistern , or whether it falls upon them im- mediately from the clouds , as it did on me , it is all one . It is the water of life , which who ...
... received it . because it was May they re- ceive it too ! For whether they drink it out of the cistern , or whether it falls upon them im- mediately from the clouds , as it did on me , it is all one . It is the water of life , which who ...
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... or hereafter , as the person from whom we have received this bounty . But when I speak of him , or hear him spoken of by others , which sometimes happens , I shall not forget what is due to so rare a character . I wish , 61.
... or hereafter , as the person from whom we have received this bounty . But when I speak of him , or hear him spoken of by others , which sometimes happens , I shall not forget what is due to so rare a character . I wish , 61.
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able acquaintance Adieu admire affectionate agreeable amuse answer appear ascer believe Berkeley blank verse CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called cause comfort consequently Cowper DEAR FRIEND DEAR WILLIAM dearest Cousin delight doubt equally esteem expect favor feel felt finished friendship ginal give glad grace happy hear heard heart Homer honor hope Iliad John Gilpin JOHN NEWTON Johnson JOSEPH HILL labour Lady Austen LADY HESKETH laugh least live matter mean ment mind nature neighbour neral never obliged occasion Olney opinion perfectly perhaps philosopher Pict pleased pleasure poem poet poetical present prove reason received recollect respect Scripture seems sensible sent serve sion soon spirits suppose sure taste tell thank ther thing thought Throckmorton tion translation truth UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA verse volume W. C. LETTER whole WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write