...objects, he takes a distinguished place among the poets. Truly does Southey say of ' The Task,' that " the descriptive parts everywhere bore evidence of...pervaded them gave a charm in which descriptive poetry is often found wanting." Cowper, one of the most sorrowful of men, is also one of the most pathetic of...

...feature* of English scenery and domestic life faithfully delineated. ' " The Task, says Southey, 'Vas at once descriptive, moral, and satirical. The descriptive...pervaded them gave a charm in which descriptive poetry is often found wanting. The best didactic poems, when compared w'th " The Task," are like formal gardensin...

...in existence. Southey seems to me to have judged Cowper's poem in the best and most concise manner : "'The Task,' was at once descriptive, moral, and satirical....pervaded them gave a charm in which descriptive poetry is often found wanting. The best didactic poems, when compared with ' The Task ' are like formal gardens...

...existence. Southey seems to me to have judged Cowper's poem in the best and most concise manner : " ' The Task,' was at once descriptive, moral, and satirical....pervaded them gave a charm in which descriptive poetry is often found wanting. The best didactic poems, when compared with ' The Task ' are like formal gardens...

...are painted by the writer with a heartfelt enjoyment which infects the reader. — GOLDWIN SMITH. " The Task " was at once descriptive, moral, and satirical....thoughtful mind and a gentle spirit, as well as of an observ ant eye ; and the moral sentiment which pervaded them gave a charm in which descriptive poetry...

...are painted by the writer with a heartfelt enjoyment which infects the reader. — GOLDWIN SMITH. " The Task " was at once descriptive, moral, and satirical....thoughtful mind and a gentle spirit, as well as of an observ ant eye ; and the moral sentiment which pervaded them gave a charm in which descriptive poetry...