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... less so for our day — he would certainly have stated , and lovingly embroidered , the fact . He lost no opportunity of paying tribute in verse or letters to those whose friendship or memories he prized : was any occupation more ...
... less so for our day — he would certainly have stated , and lovingly embroidered , the fact . He lost no opportunity of paying tribute in verse or letters to those whose friendship or memories he prized : was any occupation more ...
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... less convenient house and more Newton than less Newton and a better house ! They were not " dominated " or mesmerised by Newton's personality . They were drawn towards Newton by sheer affection no less than by respect for him as an ...
... less convenient house and more Newton than less Newton and a better house ! They were not " dominated " or mesmerised by Newton's personality . They were drawn towards Newton by sheer affection no less than by respect for him as an ...
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... less understandable that a modern critic like Mr. Fausset should fail to be wise after the event , and should see in Cowper's true poetry a revolt against Evangelicalism ! It is beyond dispute that Methodism quickened the social con ...
... less understandable that a modern critic like Mr. Fausset should fail to be wise after the event , and should see in Cowper's true poetry a revolt against Evangelicalism ! It is beyond dispute that Methodism quickened the social con ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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