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" Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on th "
Poems of Places Oceana 1 V.; England 4; Scotland 3 V: Iceland, Switzerland ... - Page 10
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...bread. Tis pleafant through the loop-holes of retreat - • To peep at fuch a world. To fee the ftir Of Of the great Babel and not feel the crowd. To hear the roar fhe fends through all her gates At a fafe diftance, where the dying found Falls a foft murmur on th'...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...bread. 'Tis pleafant through the loop-holes of retreat To,peep at fuch a world ; to fee the ftir Of Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar fhe fends through all her gates, ' At a fafe diftance, where the dying found Falls a foft murmur on...
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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...

William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...his bread. ,Tis plcafant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at fuch a world ; to fee the ftir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar fhe fends through all her gates, At .At a fafe diftance, where the dying found Falls a foft murmur...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...his bread. 'Tis pleafant through the loop-holes of retrea To i>eep at fuch a world. To fee the ftir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd. To hear the roar foe fends through all her gates At a fafe diftance, where the dying found Falls a foft murmur on th'...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...his bread, 'Tis pleafant thro' the loop-holes of retreat To peep at fuch a world ; to lee the ftir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd; To hear the roar Ihe fends thro' all her gates At a fafe c'.iftance, where the dying found Fills a foft murmur on th'uninjur'd...
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Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...

William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...his bread. 'Tis pleafant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at fuch a world; to fee the ftir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar fhe fends through all her gates At a fafe diftance, where the dying found Falls a foft murmur on th'...
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Freemason's Magazine, Or General and Complete Library, Volume 4

Freemasonry - 1795 - 466 pages
...themselves, yet fear to break, What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations and its vast concerns ? Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To...stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." A NEWSPAPER is so true a type of the caprice and levity of Englishmen, that it may be stilcd their...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...submarine exploits, And Katterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To...distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on th' uninjur'd ear. Thus sitting, and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns, I seem advanc'd...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...his bread; .Tis pleafant through the lo.)p-holes of retreat -ep at fuch a world ; to fee the ftir I Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar flie fends through all her gates At a fafe diftance, where the dying found ' Falls a foft murmur on...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...his bread. Tis pleafant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at fuch a world ; to fee the ftir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar me fends through all her gates At a fafe dirlance, where the dying found Falls a foft murmur on th"...
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