| William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night:... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they full Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length 1 In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course. No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar; paler some, And of a wannish... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighboring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The livelong night :... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...waits upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they...length In matted grass, that with a livelier green 195 Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate, employs sweet sounds, But animated... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountains, or of hills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live long night :... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rilh that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they £all Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that .with a livelier green. Bttrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds, But animated nature... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fell Upon loose pehhles, lose themselves at length ' In matted grass, that...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human car. Ten thousand warhlers cheer the day, and one The livelong night :... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the hmn. in ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night: nor these alone, whose... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods; or on the softer voice Of neighboring fountain ; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night. Nor these alone, whose Nice-fingur'd art must emulate in vain, But cawing... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The livelong night :... | |
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