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" They whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves, on any occasion, is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation; others can have none. "
The Works of William Cowper: The life of William Cowper. Letters, 1765-1783 - Page 84
by William Cowper - 1835
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1803 - 614 pages
...passages in his early life, he expresses, what he endured at the time, in these remarkable words : " They, whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situationothers can have none." ' His terrors...
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr: With an ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...passages in his early life, he expresses, what he endured at the time, in these remarkable words: " They, " whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition " of themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors " of my situation — others can have none." His...
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr: With an ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 454 pages
...early life, he expresses, what he endured at that time, in these remarkable words : " They, *' whose " whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition " of themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea of the hor" rors of my situation — others can have none." His...
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 1

American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...passage» in hi» early life, he expresses what he endured at the time in these remarkable words : " They, whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation.... others can have none." " His...
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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley ..., Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 394 pages
...passages in his early life, he expresses, what he endured at the time, in these remarkable words : " They, whose spirits are " formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of " themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea " of the horrors of my situation — others can have "none." His...
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The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - 1806 - 404 pages
...passages in his early life, he expresses, what he endured at the time, in these remarkable words : " They, whose spirits are " formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition tff " themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea (c of the horrors of my situation — others...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 540 pages
...passages in his early life, he expresses what he endured at the time, in these remarkable words : — ' They, whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation : others can have none.' — His...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 538 pages
...passages in his early life, he expresses what he endured at the time, in these remarkable words : — ' They, whose spirits are formed like mine, to whom a public exhibition of themselves is mortal poison, tnay have some idea of the horrors of my situation : others can have none.' — His...
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Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper, Esq

William Cowper - Subscription libraries - 1816 - 144 pages
...exclude me from it. In the mean time, the interest of ray friend, the causes of his choice, and my ow n reputation and circumstances, all urged me forward...situation ; others can have none. My continual misery at length brought OH a nervous fever: quiet forsook me by day, and peace by night; a finger raised...
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Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper, Esq

William Cowper - Autobiography - 1816 - 184 pages
...effect, to exclude me from it. In the mean time, the interest of my friend, the honour of his choice, my own reputation and circumstances, all urged me...occasion, is mortal poison, may have some idea of the horrors of my situation; others can have none. My continual misery at length brought on a nervous fever...
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