'He would certainly have done more justice to simple and elegant prose. I thought so at the time; but you would give him Cowper.'
'Nay, mama, if he is not to be animated by Cowper!'
#JaneAusten #SenseAndSensibility
#WilliamCowper, born #OTD 1731
Jane Austen
My father reads Cowper to us in the evening, to which I listen when I can.
#JaneAusten #Letters 18th Dec 1798
Happy Birthday, #WilliamCowper!
Jane Austen
We have got Boswell's "Tour to the Hebrides", and are to have his " Life of Johnson"; and, as some money will yet remain in Burdon's hands, it is to be laid out in the purchase of Cowper's works.
#JaneAusten #Letters 25 Nov 1798
Happy Birthday, #WilliamCowper!
Jane Austen
"Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/willia...
✒️ #WilliamCowper, English pre-Romantic poet, was #BOTD 26 November 1731. #Poetry #Literature
A close-up of the head and chest of a Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) by Kevinsphotos via Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/jackdaw-blackbird-bird-animal-2332455/ The head of the Western Jackdaw is highly distinctive, featuring a glossy black cap on the crown and forehead that often exhibits a subtle blue or purple sheen. This dark cap sharply contrasts with the light grey or greyish-silver nape, cheeks, and sides of the neck, which often create a "hood" or "shawl" appearance. Its facial features are completed by a short, stout, black bill and, most notably, bright pale blue-grey or silvery-white irises in the adult, which stare out against the dark facial plumage, serving as a key identification marker. 2.5 Flash (Edited) 😊
Every so often I come across a close-up photo of a Jackdaw that reminds me of this verse:
Thrice happy bird! I too have seen
Much of the vanities of men;
And sick of having seen ’em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such a pair of wings as thine,
And such a head between ’em.
#WilliamCowper
"'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its luster and perfume."
-- William Cowper
#WilliamCowper #Cowper #liberty #flower #life #luster #perfume #death #love #books #poems #literature #MaxPechstein #sunrise #painting
"'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its luster and perfume."
-- William Cowper
#WilliamCowper #Cowper #liberty #flower #life #luster #perfume #fleeting #books #poems #literature #freedom #CharlesLevier
“Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavour.”
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/willia...
✒️ #WilliamCowper, English pre-Romantic poet, #DOTD 25 April 1800. #Poetry #Literature
#Poem of the week: "The Jackdaw" by #WilliamCowper.
The breezy wit of this nature study lightly carries darker thoughts about the human world.
#Poetry
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
“Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all it's flavour.”
#WilliamCowper #literarybirthdays
"Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/willia...
✒️ #WilliamCowper, English pre-Romantic poet, was #BOTD 26 November 1731. #Poetry #Literature
