Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Of Himself Comments

Rating: 2.8

William was once a bashful youth;
His modesty was such,
That one might say (to say the truth)
He rather had too much.
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William Cowper
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Ratnakar Mandlik 16 March 2016

It is a sort of confession about the influence some lady had on the poet that had changed him from top to bottom and from inside to outside appearance. The poem is simply great and a lovely read. Thanks for sharing here.

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Bonnie Lundgren 22 July 2011

Quite a clever poem, almost mischievous, well-worth publishing! I must wonder if the final insinuation was taken by the one who had influenced such a change in him and I am curious just how true to life the poem really is. Utterly delightful anyway! What a marvelous poet. Would that I wrote half so well.

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