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, Tirocinium, and other poems - Page 6by William Cowper - 1872 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...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...roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighboring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...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...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...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...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumbered branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...tone of lapguid Nature. Mighty wind?, •That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of anciettf growth, make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fit! the mind; Unnumbered branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all ar... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluti riujr, all at once. Ttf«- less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...nature. Mighty winds. That sweep the skirt of some far spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music, ntH unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And...roar Of distant floods; or on the softer voice Of neighboring fountain ; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...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...fast flutt'ring, all at once. *• Nor less composure wails upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...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...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumbcr'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at onceNor less... | |
| 1811 - 566 pages
...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...while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving on the blast, And all their leaves fast fluu'ring, all at once— Nor less composure waits upon the... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood, Ot ancient growth, make music, not unlike T'K- dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind, UnrmmberM branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at once. X T or less... | |
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