The Poems of William Cowper: Volume II: 1782-1785Clarendon Press, 1980 - 484 من الصفحات This volume includes some of Cowper's finest works, among them such well-known short poems as `The Poplar-Field', `Epitaph on a Hare', `On the Loss of the Royal George' (here restored to the form in which Cowper wrote it, and accompanied by the music for which it was written), and `The Diverting History of John Gilpin' which, two years after its first anonymous publication in a newspaper, suddenly achieved huge popularity in a series of public readings. It also contains Cowper's masterpiece, The Task - one of the most approachable of the great English poems. Cowper's blank verse is a supple instrument, capable of every effect, from the parody-georgic on the growing of cucumbers to the visionary conclusion of Book VI. At the centre of the poem stands the poet himself, presented with wry humour and deep poignancy. The texts are based on manuscripts as well as early editions of the poetry, and are supplied with textual annotation and commentary. In the case of The Task, this is the first fully annotated edition for over a hundred years; its commentary relates the poem to the period in which it was written more fully than any previous edition. |
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... Perhaps his confidence just then betray'd , His grief might prompt him with the speech he made , Perhaps ' twas mere good - humour gave it birth , The harmless play of pleasantry and mirth . Howe'er it was , his language in my mind ...
... Perhaps his confidence just then betray'd , His grief might prompt him with the speech he made , Perhaps ' twas mere good - humour gave it birth , The harmless play of pleasantry and mirth . Howe'er it was , his language in my mind ...
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... perhaps t ' inhance their fame , And Emulation is its specious name . Boys once on fire with that contentious zeal Feel all the rage that female rivals feel , The prize of beauty in a woman's eyes Not brighter than in theirs the ...
... perhaps t ' inhance their fame , And Emulation is its specious name . Boys once on fire with that contentious zeal Feel all the rage that female rivals feel , The prize of beauty in a woman's eyes Not brighter than in theirs the ...
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... Perhaps a father blest with any brains 625 Would deem it no abuse or waste of pains , T'improve this diet at no great expence , With sav'ry truth and wholesome common sense . To lead his son for prospects of delight 630 To some not ...
... Perhaps a father blest with any brains 625 Would deem it no abuse or waste of pains , T'improve this diet at no great expence , With sav'ry truth and wholesome common sense . To lead his son for prospects of delight 630 To some not ...
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