 Never hear the sweet music of speech, — I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Side 170av William Cowper - 1908 - 536 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Charles Mackay - 1897 - 666 sider
...men, Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestourd upon man, O had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste...truth ; Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd bythe sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More... | |
 | Daniel Defoe, Lida Brown McMurry, Mary Hall Husted - 1897 - 128 sider
...bestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove How soon would 1 taste you again! My sorrows I might then assuage, In the ways of religion and truth; Might...wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. 'Ye winds that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial, endearing report... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 sider
...My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon...wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. Eeligion ! what treasure untold Besides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver and gold,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1900 - 346 sider
...form with indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, 15 Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon...wings of a dove, How soon would I taste you again ! 20 My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways of religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1901 - 1080 sider
...unacquainted with man. Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, Friendship, and Love, Divinely bestow'd Well, well, it's all past ; yet it's funny To think, as I stood in the eheer'd by the sallies of vouth. Religion! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word! More... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 204 sider
...love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How EOOD would I taste you again 1 My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways of religion...truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Kesides in that heavenly word ! More... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 444 sider
...love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste you again I My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways of religion...truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer' d by the sallies of youth. Religion 1 what treasure untold Besides in that heavenly word 1 More... | |
 | 1902 - 364 sider
...beasts that'roam over the plain My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man, 3. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon...wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. 4. Religion! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word, More precious than silver and gold,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1902 - 394 sider
...unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, Friendship, and Love Divinely bestow'd upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove How soon would...truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheer'd by the sallies of youth. Ye winds that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore... | |
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