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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley ... - Page 104
by William Cowper - 1806
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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1803 - 482 pages
...between church time and dinner. At night we read and converse as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns, or a sermon, and last of all the family are called to prayers. 1 need not tell you, that such a life as this is consistent with the utmost cheerfulness, accordingly...
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr: With an ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...dinner. - At night we read and converse as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening cither with hymns, or a sermon, and last of all the family are called to prayers. 1 need not tell you, that such a life as this is consistent with the utmost cheerfulness, accordingly...
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper: With an ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...converfe as before, till fupper, and commonly finifh the evening either with hymns or a fermon, and laft of all the family are called to prayers. I need not tell you, that fuch a life as this is confiftent with the utmoft cheei fulncfs, accordingly we are all nappy, and...
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The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - 1806 - 404 pages
...between church-time and dinner. At night we read, and converse, as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns, or a sermon,...brethren. Mrs. Unwin has almost a maternal affection forme, and I have something very like a filial one for her, and her son and I are brothers. Blessed...
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The Evangelical Magazine, Volume 11

Missions - 1803 - 652 pages
...between church-time and dinner. At night,. Me read aud converse, as before, till supper; and coiuiuoiily finish the evening either with hymns or a sermon ; and last of all, the family are called to prayors." While Mr. Cowper's time and attention were so fully occupied with religious objects, it is...
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia, conducted by D. Brewster, Volume 7

Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 828 pages
...day between church-time and dinner. At night we read and converse as before till supper, and commonly finish the evening either -with hymns or a sermon,...and last of all the family are called to prayers." On the death of the elder Mr Unwin, lie removed with the family to Olney in Buckinghamshire. Here the...
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...before, till cupper, and commonly finish the evening * iilii-r with hymns or a sermon, and last of ell the family are called to prayers. I need not tell you that iiich a life as this is consistent with the utmost cheerfulness ; accordingly we are all happy, and...
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The Works of William Cowper: The life of William Cowper. Letters, 1765-1783

William Cowper - 1835 - 480 pages
...day, between church time and dinner. At night we read and converse as before till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns or a sermon ;...and, last of all, the family are called to prayers." Much remark — groundless, we think, in general, and at best unnecessary — has been made on this...
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Life and works of Cowper, by R. Southey

William Cowper - 1836 - 372 pages
...between church-time and dinner. At night we read, and converse, as before, till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns, or a sermon,...unity as brethren. Mrs. Unwin has almost a maternal aifection for 'me, and I have something very like a filial one for her, and her son and I are brothers....
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Poems; to which is prefixed a memoir of the author by J. M'Diarmid

William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...day, between church-time and dinner. At night we read and converse as before till supper, and commonly finish the evening either with hymns or a sermon ;...last of all, the family are called to prayers."* i From the following passage it would appear that Cowper, about this period, had been advised to take...
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