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" she replied, " you can never be in want of a subject: — you can write upon any: — write upon this sofa! "
Short memoirs of eminent men - Page 120
by Short memoirs - 1847 - 143 pages
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...promised her, if she would furnish the subject, to comply with her request.—" O," she replied, " you can never be in want of a subject:— you can write upon any: —write upon this Sofa!" The Poet obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation arose a Poem of...
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr: With an ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...promised her, if she would furnish the subject, to comply with her request. — " O" she replied, " you can never be in want of a subject: — you can write upon any : — write upon this Sofa!" The Poet obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation arose a Poem of...
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The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr, Volume 1

William Hayley - 1805 - 230 pages
...if she would furnish the subject, to comply with her request. — " O," she replied, " you can nerer be in want of a subject — you can write upon any — write upon this sofa 1" The Poet obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation arose a Rpem...
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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 462 pages
...promised her, if she would furnish the subject, to comply with her request. — > — " Oh !" she replied, "you " can never be in want of a subject : you can " write upon any : write upon this Sofa !" The poet obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation, arose a poem...
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The life and letters of William Cowper, Volume 2

William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 pages
...promised her, if she would furnish the subject, to comply with her request.— — " Oh!" she replied, " you " can never be in want of a subject :- you can " write upon any : write upon this Sofa !" The poet obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation, arose a poem...
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Poems, Volume 3

William Cowper - 1815 - 434 pages
...July of the same year, he promised to. write if she would furnish the subject. " 0 1" she replied,. " you can never be in want of a subject: you can write upon any : — write upon this Sofa 1" " The poet," says Me. Hayley, " obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation...
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Poems, Volume 3

William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 400 pages
...July of the same year, he promised to write if she would furnish the subject. " O !" she replied, " you can never be in want of a subject : you can write upon any : — write upon this sofa 1" " The poet," says Mr. Hayley, " obeyed heu command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation...
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Poems, in Three Volumes: Vol. III Containing His Posthumous Poetry ..., Volume 3

William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 330 pages
...the same year, he promised to write if she would furnish the subject. " O !" she replied, " you ran never be in want of a subject ; you can write upon any : — write upon this sofa !" " The poet," says Mr. Hayley, " obeyed her command, and from the lively repartee of familiar conversation...
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Poems, Volume 3

William Cowper - 1826 - 326 pages
...of the same year, he promised to write if she 3* would furnish the subject. " O !" she replied, ' ; you can never be in want of a subject; you can write upon any:—write upon this sofa !" " The poet," says Mr. Hayley, " obeyed her command, and from the lively...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - English poetry - 1830 - 374 pages
...he promised, if she would suggest a subject, he would comply with her request. " Oh," she replied, " you can never be in want of a subject, you can write upon any : write upon this sofa." Such was the origin of " The Sofa." As soon as it was completed he commenced the other pieces which...
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