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Page 287
... happy and the final result much the same . But since " the fair " commanded him to sing the sofa , " sing the Sofa " he did . From contemplating the sofa as a boon to characters , to trust her , to love and value 287 Lady Austen and ...
... happy and the final result much the same . But since " the fair " commanded him to sing the sofa , " sing the Sofa " he did . From contemplating the sofa as a boon to characters , to trust her , to love and value 287 Lady Austen and ...
Page 351
... happy one for Cowper . He sometimes grumbled about Orchard Side , but he had grown attached to the gaol - like building in which he had spent his best years . " " Change , in any case , disturbed him ; and though Weston Lodge was ...
... happy one for Cowper . He sometimes grumbled about Orchard Side , but he had grown attached to the gaol - like building in which he had spent his best years . " " Change , in any case , disturbed him ; and though Weston Lodge was ...
Page 376
... happy wouldst thou find thyself in the enjoyment of both articles at once . " Lady Hesketh was at Bath , unwell . She suspected that the servants at Weston Lodge were imposing on Mrs. Unwin and Cowper in their enfeebled state . The poet ...
... happy wouldst thou find thyself in the enjoyment of both articles at once . " Lady Hesketh was at Bath , unwell . She suspected that the servants at Weston Lodge were imposing on Mrs. Unwin and Cowper in their enfeebled state . The poet ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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