I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign... The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Side 388av William Cowper - 1854Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 sider
...dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude I where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1830 - 244 sider
...where are the charms, ;' That sajres have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, ;, ^ 2. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear tlje sweet musick of speech ; ; I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain,... | |
| John Lauris Blake - 1832 - 410 sider
...lord of the fowl and the brute. O solitude ! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face 1 Better dwell in the midst of alarms. Than reign in...music of speech ; I start at the sound of my own. What were the word* of Mwitcalm on being told his wound was The beasts that roam over the plain, My... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1832 - 260 sider
...are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than re.'gn in this horrible place. 2 I am out of humanity's reach...journey alone : Never hear the sweet music of speech ; 1 start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain, My form u ith indifference see... | |
| Benjamin Morrell - 1832 - 512 sider
...sentiment was doubtless more frequently present tb his mind: •' O solitude, where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face! . • Better dwell in...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." For some time after the departure of the ship, he found the solitude of his situation scarcely supportable... | |
| Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 sider
...dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ?...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
| John Young (M.A.) - 1833 - 328 sider
...conceive of it, in his celebrated description of Juan Fernandez : — " O, Solitude ! what are thy charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich, George Stillman Hilliard - 1834 - 398 sider
...ray Along my path auspiciously be shed ! C. GUSHING. THE CONVENT OF THE PAULAR. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ?...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place ! 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey aione, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 620 sider
...dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ?...midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
| Nathaniel Isaacs - 1836 - 402 sider
...unison with the sensations which at the time pervaded me, I involuntarily exclaimed Oh solitude where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face !...midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. Finding Holstead anything but intelligent, and being somewhat exhausted, I laid myself down to rest... | |
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