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" 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 266
by William Cowper - 1810
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The Task: And Other Poems

William Cowper - English poetry - 1846 - 204 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...mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought t Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. YAEDLEY OAK.* SURVIVOR sole, and hardly...
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The Cowper Anthology: 1775-1800 A. D.

Edward Arber - English poetry - 1901 - 362 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 is mercy in ev'ry place! And mercy, encouraging thought! Gives even affliction a grace; And reconciles...
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British Anthologies, Volume 10

Edward Arber - English poetry - 1901 - 524 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 is mercy in ev'ry place ! And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace; EPITAPH...
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International Library of Masterpieces, Literature, Art and Rare ..., Volume 8

Harry Thurston Peck - Literature - 1901 - 444 pages
...to be there ; But alas I recollection at hand But the sea-fowl has 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 place, And mercy, encouraging thought ] Gives even affliction a grace, And...
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The Mother Tongue: Elementary English grammar

English language - 1901 - 458 pages
...adverb which it modifies. 1. A long journey lay before us. 2. The kitchen soon was all on fire. 3. The sea-fowl is gone to her nest ; The beast is laid down in his lair. 4. He was regarded as a merchant of great wealth. 5. The night was "Winter in his roughest mood. 6....
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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Volume 10

Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Mrs. Lucia Isabella (Gilbert) Runkle, George Henry Warner - Literature - 1902 - 426 pages
...seem to be 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;...in every place, And mercy — encouraging thought I Gives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot THE IMMUTABILITY OF HUMAN NATURE From...
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Foundation Lessons in English Grammar

Oscar Israel Woodley, Myra Soper Woodley, George Rice Carpenter - English language - 1902 - 186 pages
...; but they were willing to store it until they should receive further orders. 11. The sea fowl has gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair. 12. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. 13. The bloom of the rose passes quickly away, And...
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Poems that Every Child Should Know: A Selection of the Best Poems of All ...

Mary Elizabeth Burt - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1904 - 396 pages
...land, In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the seafowl is gone to her nest, The beast is...mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought! Drives even affliction a grace, And reconciles man to his lot. WILLIAM The Homes of England. I wonder...
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Useful Instruction (In Matters Religious, Moral and Other.)

Motilal M. Munshi - 1904 - 502 pages
...native-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 's mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought ! Gives even affliction a grace, And...
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The World's Best Poetry: Of fancy, of sentiment; [introductory essay] The ...

English poetry - 1904 - 542 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,...
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