The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq: With Remarks on Epistolary Writers, Volume 3J. Johnson and Company, 1812 |
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Adieu affectionate amiable amusement answer beautiful believe blank verse Bodham Callimachus cerned comfort Cowper DEAR FRIEND DEAR SIR DEAREST COUSIN DEAREST COZ delight Eartham expect expression favor feel Gentleman's Magazine George Throckmorton give glad happy hear heard heart Homer honor hope Iliad JOHN JOHNSON Johnny JOSEPH HILL kind labour LADY HESKETH learned least live Lodge London Lord LORD THURLOW manner mean melancholy Milton mind morning neighbour never obliged occasion Odyssey Olney once perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet poetry poor present reason received rejoice rhime SAMUEL ROSE seems seen sensible sent soon spirits suffered suppose sure tell tender thank thee ther thing thou thought Throckmorton tion translation truth Unwin Villoison W. C. LETTER W. C. Weston walk WALTER BAGOT WILLIAM HAYLEY wish write yesterday young
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