 How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon...  Poems - Seite 150von William Cowper - 1818 - 420 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1787 - 690 Seiten
...Геа-fowl is gone to hcrneft, The be.ifl is laid down in his lair; Even here is a feafon of red, And I to my cabin repair. There's Mercy in every place,...Affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. Life of Mr Jofeph Reed. kcouitt if the Lift and Writings of Mr JOSEPH REED. (OSEPH REED was the fécond... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 378 Seiten
...lair, Ev'n here is afeafpn of reft, . . ' '.. , And I to my cabbin repair. ; '. There is mercy in ev'ry place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even...•'.... And reconciles man to his lot, ......' On On the Promotion of EDWARD THURIOW; £/$. tt tbt Lord High Cbancellerjbip of ENGLAND. i. ROUND Thurlow's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 384 Seiten
...down in his lair, Ev'n here is a feafon of reft, And I to my cabbin repair. There is mercy in ev'ry place", And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even...affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. the Lord High Chan cellcrjhip o/ ENGLAND. i. ROUND Thurlow's head in early youth* And iixhis fportive... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 Seiten
...down in his lair, Ev'n here is a feafon of reft, And I to my cabbin repair. There is mercy in ev'ry place, And mercy, encouraging thought ' Gives even...man to his lot. On the Promotion of EDWARD THURLOW, Efq. the Lord High Chancellor/hip of ENGLAND. -i. ROUND Thurlow's head in early youth, And in his fportive... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 Seiten
...down in his lair, Ev'n here is a feafon of reft, And I to my cabin repair. There is mercy in ev'ry place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even...affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. On On the Promotion of EDWARD THURLOW, Efq. to the Lord High Chancellor/hip of England. I ROUND Thurlow's... | |
 | 1788 - 404 Seiten
...(jojiC'to herneft. The bead is laid down in his lair ; Even here is a leafom of reft, And I to ray cabbin repair. There's me.rcy in every place, And mercy,...encouraging thought! Gives even affliction a grace, And recencies man to his lot. The TAIL of the WAGGON. MARY was the daughter of a tanner in a fmall town... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 312 Seiten
...down in his lair, Ev'n here is a feafon of reft, And I to my cabin repair. There is mercy in ev'ry place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even...affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. On tie Promotion of EDWARD THURLOW, Efq. tt the Lord High-ChancellorJhip of England. I. ROUND Thurlow's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 Seiten
...of reft, And I to my cabin repair. 4There's mercy in every place; And mercy, encouraging thought I Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. ON THE PROMOTION OF EDWARD THURLOW, ESQj TO THE LORD HIGH CHANCELLORSHIP OF ENGLAND. I. ROUND Thurlow's head, in early youth, » And in... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1794 - 254 Seiten
...the fea-fowl is gone to her neft, The beaft is laid down in his lair; Even here is a feafon of reft, And I to my cabin repair. There's Mercy in every place,...Affliction a grace, And reconciles Man to his lot. ( 8 ) ANECDOTE OF THE LATE KING. 4 A BOUT forty years ago, a very worthy man .^ •*• went to St.... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 Seiten
...the fea-fowl is gone to her neft, The beaft is laid down in his lair ; Even here is a feafon of reft, And I to my cabin repair. There's Mercy in every place, And Mercy, encouraging Thought! Gives even Affliftion a grace, And reconciles Man to his lot. - ( 8 ) ANECDOTE OF THE LATE KING. ABOUT forty years... | |
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