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... Cowper in The Task . But the first important fact about Adam here is that he was an example of pure being , as opposed to becoming : he was part of no process , and ' history [ was ] not wanted yet ' ; no course of development made him ...
... Cowper in The Task . But the first important fact about Adam here is that he was an example of pure being , as opposed to becoming : he was part of no process , and ' history [ was ] not wanted yet ' ; no course of development made him ...
Page 203
... Cowper may occasionally forget his own views , or fail to remember dis- tinctions of meaning which he has established , the material of his poem keeps his basic views clear ... Cowper is often only half - convinced by what Cowper 203.
... Cowper may occasionally forget his own views , or fail to remember dis- tinctions of meaning which he has established , the material of his poem keeps his basic views clear ... Cowper is often only half - convinced by what Cowper 203.
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... Cowper comes his nearest to Wordsworth's view of nature as sustaining its own , even if the emphasis is rather more on the physical rather than the spiritual invigoration given ( 580-91 ) . But here Cowper is already becoming more ...
... Cowper comes his nearest to Wordsworth's view of nature as sustaining its own , even if the emphasis is rather more on the physical rather than the spiritual invigoration given ( 580-91 ) . But here Cowper is already becoming more ...
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