 But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair, Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair.  Poems - Page 266by William Cowper - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 224 pages
...think of my own native land, 7. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, Soon hurries me back to despair. The beast is laid down in his lair; Even here is a season of rest, And mercy—encouraging thought I Gives even affliction a grace, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas .' recollection at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. 7 But. the sea-fowl is gone to her nest. The beast is laid down in his lair ; * £ven here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. a jj'(iwt:'s merry in everyplace: And... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - Adventure and adventurers - 1826 - 184 pages
...I seem to be there ; But, alas \ recollection at hand Scon hurries me back to despair. VII. But 4he sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair, Ev'n here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place ; And mercy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 258 pages
...a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. 7 But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place ; And mercy—encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. — COWPER.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 pages
...moment I seem to be there* ; But', alas' ! recollection at hand', Soon hurries me back to despair*. 7 But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest', The beast is...in his lair* ; Even here is a season of rest', And 1 to my cabin repair*. There's mercy in every place* ; And mercy'— encouraging thought' ! Gives even... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...In a moment I seem to be there; But, alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. 7. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...laid down in his lair; Even here is a season of rest, Ani! I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place; And mercy — encouraging thought, Gives even... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...to be there ; But, alas ! recollection, at hand. Soon hurries me hack to despair, But the sea- fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair: E'en here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There is mercy in every place, And mercy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...a moment I seem to he there ; Juut, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me hark to despair. 7. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place ; Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. Part su COYTPER . SECTION VJ. Gratitude.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1829 - 216 pages
...recollection at hand, _ Soon hurries me back to despair, j 7. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nesti The beast is laid down in his lair ; Even here is...cabin repair. , There's mercy in every place ; . And mercy-^encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. — CowTER... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...seem to be there; But, alas! recollection, at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. But the aea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his...here is a season of rest ; And I to my cabin repair. There *s mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles... | |
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