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... book had been written , and that he should write a poem in blank verse . " I will , " he said , " if you will give me a subject . " ' Oh , " she answered , “ you can write upon anything . Write on this sofa . " He play- fully accepted ...
... book had been written , and that he should write a poem in blank verse . " I will , " he said , " if you will give me a subject . " ' Oh , " she answered , “ you can write upon anything . Write on this sofa . " He play- fully accepted ...
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... book was published in June , 1785 ; was sought by many because it was by the author of " John Gilpin , " and at once won recognition . The preceding volume had not made Cowper famous . " The Task " at once gave him his place among the ...
... book was published in June , 1785 ; was sought by many because it was by the author of " John Gilpin , " and at once won recognition . The preceding volume had not made Cowper famous . " The Task " at once gave him his place among the ...
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William Cowper. THE TASK . BOOK I. THE SOFA . [ " The history of the following production is briefly this : - A lady , fond of blank verse , demanded a poem of that kind from the author , and gave him the SOFA for a subject . He obeyed ...
William Cowper. THE TASK . BOOK I. THE SOFA . [ " The history of the following production is briefly this : - A lady , fond of blank verse , demanded a poem of that kind from the author , and gave him the SOFA for a subject . He obeyed ...
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... BOOK II . THE TIMEPIECE . OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness , Some boundless contiguity of shade , Where rumour of oppression and deceit , Of unsuccessful or successful war , Might never reach me more ! My ear is pained , My soul ...
... BOOK II . THE TIMEPIECE . OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness , Some boundless contiguity of shade , Where rumour of oppression and deceit , Of unsuccessful or successful war , Might never reach me more ! My ear is pained , My soul ...
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... books Or with his pen , save when he scrawls a card ; Constant at routs , familiar with a round Of ladyships , a stranger to the poor ; Ambitious of preferment for its gold , And well prepared by ignorance and sloth , By infidelity and ...
... books Or with his pen , save when he scrawls a card ; Constant at routs , familiar with a round Of ladyships , a stranger to the poor ; Ambitious of preferment for its gold , And well prepared by ignorance and sloth , By infidelity and ...
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