 Of my favourite field, and the bank where they grew ; And now in the grass behold they are laid, And the tree is my seat that once lent me a shade ! The blackbird has fled to another retreat, Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat, And the...  The minor poems of William Cowper - Page 40by William Cowper - 1818 - 108 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...before Refounds with his fweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hafting away, And I muft ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breaft and a ftone at my head, Ere another fuch grove fhall arife in its fiead. Tis a fight to engage... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...before, Refounds with his fweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hafting away, And I muft ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breaft and a ftone at my head, Ere another fuch grove fluill aiife in its (lead. 'Tis a light to engage... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...before, Refounds with his fweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hafting away, And I muft ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breaft, and a ftone at my head, Ere another fuch grove lhall arife in its ftead. 'Tis a fight to engage... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...retreat, Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat, And the scene, where his melody charmed me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no...head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. 'Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...screen from the heat, And thescene,wherehis melody charmed me before, Resounds with his sweet flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away,...head' Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. 'Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man; Though his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...the-heat, Resoumts '.wbh; Jtbi iswaet flowing ditty i My fugitive years are all basting away, And 1 must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on...head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. Tis a sight to engage me, if any tiling can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...boat, And (lie scene, wlierehis melody charmed me before, Resounds vith L« 5W<?# 4»wipg djUy «o My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, "With a ttrrf On my breast, and a sto'ne at my head; Ere another Such grove shall arise in its stead. 'Tis... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 360 pages
...retreat, Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat, And the scene, where his melody charm'd me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no...at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. 'Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...retreat, Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat, And the scene, where his melody charm 'd me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no...at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...retreat, Where the hazels afford him a screen from the heat, And the scene, where his melody charm 'd me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no...must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast_and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. Tis a sight to engage... | |
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