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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON RECEIVING HAYLEY'S PICTURE, by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In language warm as could be breathed or penned Last Line: That friend of all a partial friend to me. Subject(s): Friendship; Hayley, William (1745-1820) | |||
IN language warm as could be breathed or penned, Thy picture speaks the original my friend; Not by those looks that indicate thy mind, They only speak thee friend of all mankind: Expression here more soothing still I see, That friend of all a partial friend to me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON H---- THE PICK THANK by WILLIAM BLAKE ON H----YS FRIENDSHIP by WILLIAM BLAKE ENGLISH BARDS AND SCOTCH REVIEWERS by GEORGE GORDON BYRON ON HIS APPROACHING VISIT TO HAYLEY by WILLIAM COWPER TO WILLIAM HAYLEY, ESQ by WILLIAM COWPER TO WILLIAM HAYLEY, ESQ. IN REPLY TO HIS SOLICITATION by WILLIAM COWPER ELEGIAC SONNET: 19. TO MR. HAYLEY, ... ELEGANT LINES by CHARLOTTE SMITH A COMPARISON by WILLIAM COWPER |
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