 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...brute. Oh folitude ! where are the charms \ That fages have feen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midft of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 2. I am out of humanity's reach, I muft finifh my journey alone, Never hear the fweet mufic of fpeech, I ftart at the found of my own.... | |
 | Biography - 1799 - 614 pages
...Fernandez, are in the most popular estimation. There is great originality in the following stanza. I am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech ; 1 Start at the sound of my own. It would be absurd to give one general character of the... | |
 | Missions - 1801 - 530 pages
...Fernandez, are in the moft popular eftimation. There is a great originality in the following ftanza : I am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech; I stan at the sound of my own. It would be abfurd to give one general character of the pieces... | |
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1801 - 526 pages
...Fernandez, are in the most popular estimation. There is great originality in the following Stanza : " I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own." It would be absurd to give one general character of all... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...lord uf thejowl and the lrute. Oh, Solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy Jace? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible- place. Tut fourth stan/a of Selkirk's supposed soliloquy is, I believe, new, and has considerable beauty.... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh, solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. n. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, J am lord 'of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude 1 where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place, 9 . II. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of... | |
 | Charles Snart - Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 354 pages
...have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speed>,'•• ' I start at the sound of my own. The beasts, that roam over the plain, My form with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude, where are the charms, That sages have, seen...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
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I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than... 
