 Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge...  Poems ...by William Cowper - 1885 - 334 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accnmpany'd with founds fo foft, Channs more than filence. Meditation here, May think down hours to moments. Here the heart, May give an ufefal leflbn to the head, And learning, wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far from... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...in the whher'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful leflbn to the head, And learning, wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far from... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Scillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful lelTon to the head, And learning wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far from... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful leiTon to the head, Aai learning wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdotB, far from... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1801 - 572 pages
...majority, the regency of the duke of Sudermania, his uncle, * Poems of OSSIAN—Caric-thura, Vol. I. ' Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.— Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much, Wisdom IB humble that he knows no more. Books are not seldom... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...That tinkle in the wither'd leaves below. Stillness, accompanied with sounds so soft. Charms nvn-e than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart, 85 May give an useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without Ills books. Knowledge and... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - Buckinghamshire (England) - 1803 - 116 pages
...Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. Pursuing our walk, we proceed through what remains of this sequestered alley, whose devious, mossgrown... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here 7 May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful lellbn to the head, And learning wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far from... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - Buckinghamshire (England) - 1803 - 102 pages
...Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head. And Learning wiser grow without his books. Pursuing our walk, we proceed through what remains of this sequestered alley, whose devious, mossgrown... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...in the withered leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an useful leflbn to the head, And learning w'.frr grow without his books. Knowledge aod wifdom, far from being... | |
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