On Conversation (1782) [ Concepts ]
… from harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign. As alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, Sorting and puzzling with a deal of glee Those seeds of science call'd his A B C; So language in the mouths … Not as if raised by mere mechanic powers." … Conversation … Crime … Taken from The Works of William Cowper His life, letters, and poems, now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondence. Editor: T. S. …
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