 Solitude, where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.  Poems - Page 246by William Cowper - 1810 - 368 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English essays - 1848 - 744 pages
...his erudition, not to be compared to the little finger of the younger Scaliger, who can truly say — I am monarch of all I survey ; My right there is none to dispute. Himself not blameless, he had a vixen of a wife, of whom (thanks to the manuscript notes of Burraan... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...Blefiing and bleft where'er me goes, Pure-bofom'd as that wat'ry glafe, And heav'n reflected in her face* VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK,...ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I. I AM monarch of all I furvey, • f My right there is none to difpute ; From the centre all round to the fea, I am lord of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pages
...Blefling and bleft where'er fhe goes, Pure-bofom'd as that wat'ry glafs, And heav'n reflected in her face. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK,...SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I. I AM moharch of all I furvey, My right there is none to difpute; From the centre all round to the fea, I... | |
 | John Davis - United States - 1803 - 470 pages
...the dwelling of our host, I could not help thinking that he might justly exclaim with Selkirk : " I'm monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centra all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the b ute." B 4 The morning passed away not... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...lustre to his influence owe; And she the works of Phoebus'aiding, Both Poet saves and Plume from fading. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK,...SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I. I AM-monarch of all/1 survey, • My fight there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...Both Poet saves and Plume from fading. ' ' VERSE'S- '"'• . ' ! ' . , . :, '; i ;• i::. ' : .. •' SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN' BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK, DURING HIS' SOLITARY ABODE IN • , . . •- 1 THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERSTANDBZ. . I AM monarch of all I survey,- . ; My right there... | |
 | Richard Warner - Bath (England) - 1808 - 216 pages
...imagination left poor reality in the back ground. All is not gold that glitters, Rattle. 'Tis true, . . " I am monarch of all I survey; My right there is none to dispute:" but, alas! I, like other sovereigns, find that the lap of dignity is not '' a bed of roses," nor royal... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...845 Epigrams, Epitaphs, and other little Pieces 848—893 VARIOUS POEMS, &c. By DIFFERENT AUTHORS. Islaud of Juan Fernandez Coirpfr 893 OJe to Peace . - >>>. B94 Human Frailty - - - ii>. 894 On observing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...decay, Some soul congenial then may lend its aid, And gild the close of life's eventful day. SECTION V. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK, DURING HIS SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND. t» JUAN FERNANDEZ. I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...its aid, And gild the clofe of life's eventful day. SECTION V. Versa supposed to be written by Alex. Selkirk, during his Solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez, I AM monarch of all I furvey, My right there is none to difpute ; From the centre all round to the iea,... | |
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