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... lines . Cowper describes what , in his opinion , a true father should be . Had his own father passed the test - an exacting one for the eighteenth century , but rather less so for our day — he would certainly have stated , and lovingly ...
... lines . Cowper describes what , in his opinion , a true father should be . Had his own father passed the test - an exacting one for the eighteenth century , but rather less so for our day — he would certainly have stated , and lovingly ...
Page 261
... lines on another theme.1 To the end Newton followed the poet's work with deep interest and warm appreciation ; and , since actions speak louder than words , it is well to remember that he conducted the initial arrangements with the ...
... lines on another theme.1 To the end Newton followed the poet's work with deep interest and warm appreciation ; and , since actions speak louder than words , it is well to remember that he conducted the initial arrangements with the ...
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... lines . " Every day bringing its occasion for employment with it , every day consequently added something to the work , " till he reflected that , as the two poems together contained forty thousand lines , the rendering of the whole ...
... lines . " Every day bringing its occasion for employment with it , every day consequently added something to the work , " till he reflected that , as the two poems together contained forty thousand lines , the rendering of the whole ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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