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Page 34
... character with reference to this globe of yours , and that , though not a native of the moon , I am not , however , made of the dust of this planet . " Thus , in 1784 , Cowper , then fifty - two , started a letter to Newton . Perhaps ...
... character with reference to this globe of yours , and that , though not a native of the moon , I am not , however , made of the dust of this planet . " Thus , in 1784 , Cowper , then fifty - two , started a letter to Newton . Perhaps ...
Page 122
... character , in the light of his subsequent history , has evoked very diverse opinions . 66 Madan was a man of robust constitution , imposing manners , and commanding voice . Mr. Fausset dislikes him the more on that account . His very ...
... character , in the light of his subsequent history , has evoked very diverse opinions . 66 Madan was a man of robust constitution , imposing manners , and commanding voice . Mr. Fausset dislikes him the more on that account . His very ...
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... character . Despite the difference in their years , a warm friendship sprang up between the two Their relationship , as Hayley said , resembled that of men . father and son . Cowper did not resume translating until some months after his ...
... character . Despite the difference in their years , a warm friendship sprang up between the two Their relationship , as Hayley said , resembled that of men . father and son . Cowper did not resume translating until some months after his ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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