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The Works of William Cowper

William Cowper

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Collection of all poetry of William Cowper.

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. . .But Lowth seems to have stepped into excellence at once, and to have gained by intuition what we little folks are happy if we can learn at last, after much labour of our own and instruction of others. The compliments he pays to the memory of King Charles he would probably now retract, though he be a bishop, and his majesty's zeal for episcopacy was one of the causes of his ruin. An age or two must pass before some characters can be properly understood. The spirit of party employs itself in veiling their faults and ascribing to them virtues which they never possessed. See Charles's face drawn by Clarendon, and it is a handsome portrait. See it more justly exhibited by Mrs. Macaulay, and it is deformed to a degree that shocks us. Every feature expresses cunning, employing itself in the maintaining of tyranny; and dissimulation, pretending itself an advocate for truth.

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Community Reviews

There's gold in these here pages
Though it can be hard to spot
As it often is with sages
Who can't summ'rize their thought

This collection of Cowper's poetry ranges from his long poems on subjects like Truth, Hope, and Charity, to miscellaneous poetry on every subject imaginable (including "To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut on Which I Dined This Day"), from gorgeous religious poetry (some of which we still sing), to

4 1/2 stars