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
| Religious poetry - 1850 - 340 pages
...he there ; But, alas ! recollection, at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl has gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair...here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There is mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And... | |
| William Cowper - 1850 - 516 pages
...recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the seafowl is gone to her nest, The beast has laid down in his lair ; Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every flace, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot.... | |
| Salem Town - Readers - 1851 - 294 pages
...there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand, ._ Soon hurries me back to despair. 7. But the sea-fowl has gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair...mercy — encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a"grace, And reconciles man to his lot. LESSOtf X.. Spell and define. 1. Con-cen-trate, to bring to... | |
| William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There is mercy in every place — And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And... | |
| William Enfield, James Pycroft - 1851 - 422 pages
...In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest ; The beast is...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... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...seem to be there : 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 cavern repair. There is mercy in every place ; And mercy (encouraging thought !) Gives even affliction... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...me back to despair. But the seafowl is gone to her nest, The beast has laid down hi his lair; Lven s rich in gems, and mountains big with mines, That on the high eq 1 Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. ON THE PROMOTION OF EDWARD THTJRLOW,... | |
| Stephen Watkins Clark - English language - 1851 - 204 pages
...there ; But alas ! recollection at hand"* Soon hurries me back to despair."* 7. But the sea-fowl has gone to her nest,"* The beast is laid down in his lair ;»* Even here is a season of rest,0* And I to my cabin"* repair. There's mercy in every place,0* And mercy — encouraging thought... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...me back to despair. But the seafowl is gone to her nest, The beast has laid down in his lair ; Lven here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There's merey in every place, And merey, encouraging thought I Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles... | |
| 1852 - 108 pages
...moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection, at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. • But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest. The beast is...here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair. There is mercy in every place ; And mercy, encouraging thought ! « Gives even affliction a grace,... | |
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