Cowper, Illustrated by a Series of Views: In, Or Near, the Park of Weston-Underwood, Bucks. Accompanied with Copious Descriptions and a Brief Sketch of the Poet's LifeVernor and Hood, 1803 - 51 páginas |
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... present sketch was born on the 26th of November , N. S. 1731 ; h father , the Rev. John Cowper , D. D. was rector Great Berkhampstead , in Hertfordshire , and chaplai to King George II . His grandfather , Spencer Cowper was appointed ...
... present sketch was born on the 26th of November , N. S. 1731 ; h father , the Rev. John Cowper , D. D. was rector Great Berkhampstead , in Hertfordshire , and chaplai to King George II . His grandfather , Spencer Cowper was appointed ...
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... present possessor , for the purpose of keeping up a piece of water in the Park : it spans a deep brook , forming a scene remarkable for its wild and romantic beauty , and , after winding its latent course along the bottom of a woody ...
... present possessor , for the purpose of keeping up a piece of water in the Park : it spans a deep brook , forming a scene remarkable for its wild and romantic beauty , and , after winding its latent course along the bottom of a woody ...
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... present , and fire . Stout he was , and large of limb , Scores have fled at sight of him ; And to all this fame he rose , By only following his nose . Neptune was he call'd ; not he , Who controls the boist'rous sea : But of happier ...
... present , and fire . Stout he was , and large of limb , Scores have fled at sight of him ; And to all this fame he rose , By only following his nose . Neptune was he call'd ; not he , Who controls the boist'rous sea : But of happier ...
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... but the pursuits of its present possessor differing , in some degree , from those of the poet , every appearance of this kind is obliterated , except that an officious ་ Drawn by Jn . Greig & Engraved by J. Storer 42.
... but the pursuits of its present possessor differing , in some degree , from those of the poet , every appearance of this kind is obliterated , except that an officious ་ Drawn by Jn . Greig & Engraved by J. Storer 42.
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... present , and fire . Stout he was , and large of limb , Scores have fled at sight of him ; And to all this fame he rose , By only following his nose . Neptune was he call'd ; not he , Who controls the boist'rous sea : But of happier ...
... present , and fire . Stout he was , and large of limb , Scores have fled at sight of him ; And to all this fame he rose , By only following his nose . Neptune was he call'd ; not he , Who controls the boist'rous sea : But of happier ...
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Cowper, Illustrated by a Series of Views: In, Or Near, the Park of Weston ... James Storer Visualização integral - 1810 |
Cowper, Illustrated by a Series of Views: In, Or Near, the Park of Weston ... James Storer,James Sargant Storer,John Greig Visualização integral - 1803 |
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appears ascent Avenue beauties Book bordered Brook bust canopy of spreading Chapel Street Pentonville Clifton Cowper wrote Dereham Drawn & Engraved Drawn by Jn elms eminence Engraved by Jn fame flowering shrubs foliage following lines FOUNDATIONS L Drawn friendship gate gentleman graceful arch Grove handsome Hayley Hertfordshire high walk Homer inclosed inclosure Jn Greig Kilnwick Lady Austin LENOX AND TILDEN LIBRARY R ASTOR little Naïad London Publishd mind Moss Neptune Newton occasioned OLNEY CHURCH Ouse overpowered his reason Peasant's Nest Pentonville May 11803 poem poet Poultry Ja Storer Publish'd by Vernor Published by Verner Robert Throckmorton Rustic Bridge Seat of George seen the Alcove shade Sir John Throckmorton Spaniel summer TILDEN FOUNDATIONS town of Olney trees Unwin vale Verner & Heed Vernor & Hood Vide the Task village of Emberton WESTON HOUSE WESTON LODGE Weston Park WILDERNESS William Hayley winding path YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Página 11 - FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.
Página 19 - Thy indistinct expressions seem Like language utter'd in a dream; Yet me they charm, whate'er the theme, My Mary! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary! For could I view nor them nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I see? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary! Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign; Yet, gently prest, press gently mine, My Mary!
Página 37 - Seems sunk, and shorten'd to its topmost boughs. No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar ; paler some, And of a wannish gray ; the willow such, And poplar, that with silver lines his leaf, And ash far-stretching his umbrageous arm ; Of deeper green the elm ; and deeper stillr Lord of the woods, the long-surviving oak...
Página 18 - Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For, could I view nor them nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I see ? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary ! Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet gently prest, press gently mine, My Mary!
Página 22 - And watched a poet through misfortune's vale. Her spotless dust, angelic guards defend ! It is the dust of Unwin, Cowper's friend ! That single title in itself is fame, For all who read his verse revere her name.
Página 12 - I kept him for his humour's sake. For he would oft beguile My heart of thoughts, that made it ache, And force me to a smile.