Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore... The Task - Pàgina 10per William Cowper - 1817 - 188 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pàgines
...winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike 185 The dash of Ocean on his winding shore, And lull the...all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through... | |
| Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 pàgines
...THOMSON. The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, . That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wond Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The dash...And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at once. fi. Nor less composure waits upoij the roar Of distant floods; or on the softer voice t Of neigbh'ring... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pàgines
...winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike 185 The dash of Ocean on his winding shore, And lull the...the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all »t once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pàgines
...and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of some far spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The dash...his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they £11 the mind, Unuumber'd tranches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring a'l at... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 224 pàgines
...blooming pleasure, waits without, Tobless the wildly devious, morning walk .'—THOMSON SECTION II. 2. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods; or on the softer voice Of neighb'rir.g fountain; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, ami, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pàgines
...restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the *kirt of some, far-spreading wood, Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, \ :id lull the spirit while they fill the mind, UnnumberH) branches waving in the blast, And all their... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pàgines
...and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood, Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The dash...And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at once. 3 Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods ; or on the softer voice *„ Of neighh'ring... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 258 pàgines
...restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood, Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The dash...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'nng all at onca. * Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods ; or on the softer... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pàgines
...restore The tone of languid nature*. Mighty winds', That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood', Of ancient growth', make music', not unlike The dash...branches waving in the blast', And all their leaves fast flutt'rmg all at onct* 2 Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods* ; or on the softer... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 pàgines
...sights, delightfut That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make musick, not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore,...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast Hutt ring all at once. 2. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods ; or on the softer... | |
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