The Gloomy Egoist: Moods and Themes of Melancholy from Gray to Keats |
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... course there was William Cowper . Cowper must remain one of the great examples of religious melancholy , and of religious melancholy grounded in conviction of sin and fear of hell . We shall probably never be quite sure how far Sir ...
... course there was William Cowper . Cowper must remain one of the great examples of religious melancholy , and of religious melancholy grounded in conviction of sin and fear of hell . We shall probably never be quite sure how far Sir ...
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... course not published until 1850 , and could not directly have influ- enced any of these poets , with the possible exception of Wilson , who was a friend and disciple of Wordsworth . This is not the place for a detailed discussion of ...
... course not published until 1850 , and could not directly have influ- enced any of these poets , with the possible exception of Wilson , who was a friend and disciple of Wordsworth . This is not the place for a detailed discussion of ...
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... Course of Time , p . xx . 40. " A Vision of Hell , " in A Universal Prayer , etc. , pp . 84 ff . Mont- gomery said , of course , that he was describing types , not individuals ; and in truth I am assuming from the " type " that it was ...
... Course of Time , p . xx . 40. " A Vision of Hell , " in A Universal Prayer , etc. , pp . 84 ff . Mont- gomery said , of course , that he was describing types , not individuals ; and in truth I am assuming from the " type " that it was ...
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COMPOUNDED OF MANY SIMPLES | 1 |
INVOCATION TO MELANCHOLY | 39 |
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI | 91 |
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