 No poet wept him : but the page Of narrative sincere, That tells his name, his worth, his age, Is wet with Anson's tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the...  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Pàgina 317per William Cowper - 1831Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1804 - 844 pàgines
...dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date ; But misery stiil delights to trace Its 'semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm alhy'd, No light propitious shone ; When, snatch'd from all effectual aid, We peri&lrd, each alone... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 pàgines
...therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But misery still delights to trace Its 'semblance...the storm allay'd, No light propitious shone ; When, snatch' d from all effectual aid, We pcrish'd, each alone ; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm'd... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pàgines
...therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But misery still delights to trace Its 'semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm allay' dt No light propitious shone ; When, snatch' d from all ejfectual aid, We perish'd, each alone... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 456 pàgines
...in another's case. No voice divine the storm allay d, No light propitious shone; When, snatch'dfrom all effectual aid. We perish'd, each alone ; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm d in deeper gulphs than he. In August he translated this Poem into Latin Verse. In October he... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 220 pàgines
...purpose not, or dream,, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But misery still delights to trace « Its 'semblance...But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm'd in deeper gulphs than he. In August he translated this poem into Latin verse. In October he went, with Miss Perowne... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 486 pàgines
...therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate! To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date, But misery still delights to trace Its 'semblance...But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm'd in deeper gulphs than he'. In August he translated this poem into Latin verse. In October he went with Miss Perowne,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pàgines
...melancholy theme A more enduring date. But mifery still delights to trace. Its 'semblance m.another's case. No voice divine the storm allay'd,. No light...rougher sea, And 'whelm'd in deeper gulfs than he, LINES Composed for a memorial of ASHLEY CowPERy Esq. immediately after his death, by his Nephew WILLIAM... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 472 pàgines
...purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate ! To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But misery still delights to trace Its 'semblance...each alone ; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm'd iu deeper gulphs thun he. 188 In August he translated this poem in Latin verse. In October he went... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 312 pàgines
...purpose not, or dream,. Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But misery still delights to trace. Its 'semblance in another's case. No voice divine. the storm allay'd,No light propitious shone ; When snatch'd from all effectual aid, "We perish'd each alone ;... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 528 pàgines
...over-board in a storm, and is forced to be abandoned to the waves, he concludes with saying, that — Misery still delights to trace Its semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm allay 'd, No light propitious shone, When, snatch'd from all effectual aid, Count of Paleno, however,... | |
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