 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 230 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 462 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 434 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 400 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 330 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 326 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 σελίδες
...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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she replied, " you can never be in want of a subject: — you can write upon any: — write upon this sofa! 
