But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. Deborah's diary, a sequel to 'Mary Powell'. - Page 129by Anne Manning - 1858 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Wooro, or swnjner's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine 5 But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wisdom... | |
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...bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-dnring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works to me cxpungM and ras'd, And wisdom... | |
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...rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark, Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and raz'd, And... | |
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...' Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; ' But cloud instead, and ever-during dark ' Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men ' Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, ' Presented with an universal blank ' Of nature's works, to me expung'd and raz'd.... | |
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...rofe, Or flockt, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud inflead, and ever-during dark Surrounds us; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off; and, for the Book of Knowledge fair, Prcfented with a univerfal blank ! The indigent blind, admitted to the benefit of fuch... | |
| Liverpool (England). School For The Blind - Blind - 1811 - 68 pages
...nock«, or herds, or human face divine ; " But cloud instead, and ever-during dark u Surround them, from the cheerful ways of men " Cut off; and, for the book of knowledge fair, " Presented with an universal blank. " Of nature's works, to them expung'd and rai'd,... | |
| Nicolas Freeman, Antoine Jay - French essays - 1812 - 442 pages
...bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead , and ever-during dark Surrounds me from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and rais'd, And wisdom... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 764 pages
...siirht of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or florks, or herds, or human face divine: But cloud instead, and ever during dark. Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for tlie book of knowledge fair Present- d with an universal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...or human face divirie; But cloud instead, and ever-duriiig dark 45 Surrounds me, from the ehterful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of know ledge fair Presented with a 'universal blank Of nature's works, to me expuug'd and raz'd, And wisdom at one entrance... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever during dm-le Surround me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank Of nature's \vorks, to me expung'd and raz'd, And... | |
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