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Page 52
... sentiments of the Moral Satires are developed with greater power in The Task , while the Evangelical attitude towards education is put forward in 1 The Task , Book I , lines 546-56 . 2 The analogy , of course , is that of the parable of ...
... sentiments of the Moral Satires are developed with greater power in The Task , while the Evangelical attitude towards education is put forward in 1 The Task , Book I , lines 546-56 . 2 The analogy , of course , is that of the parable of ...
Page 107
... sentiments , as expressed in the poem , are precisely what one would have expected from Cowper , if he had been marooned on an island with Mrs. Unwin to do the darning and a few servants to see to the food . We feel to some extent that ...
... sentiments , as expressed in the poem , are precisely what one would have expected from Cowper , if he had been marooned on an island with Mrs. Unwin to do the darning and a few servants to see to the food . We feel to some extent that ...
Page 160
... sentiments , but they are still solid enough to kick your toes against . Nevertheless , one or two of the lyrical poems are much more subjective than The Task in their treatment of landscape . The Shrubbery is perhaps the most personal ...
... sentiments , but they are still solid enough to kick your toes against . Nevertheless , one or two of the lyrical poems are much more subjective than The Task in their treatment of landscape . The Shrubbery is perhaps the most personal ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 7 |
TWO The Early Years | 15 |
THREE The Evangelical Revival | 26 |
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