 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 248 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length la matted grass, that with a livelier green ' Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighhouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pehhles, lose themselves at length Iii matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1819 - 306 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...sooth and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers eheer the day, and one The livelong night : nor these alone, whose note* Nice-finger'd Art must emulate... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...languid nature Nature inanimate employs sweet soundly But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the human ear.— Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night. Nor those alone whose notes Nice-fiBgur'cl art miut emulate in vain; But cawing rooks... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Throngh the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose...sweet sounds, But animated Nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The livelong night :... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 278 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods ; or on the softer voice Of neighboring fountain ; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as...ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night. Nor these alone, whose notes Nice finger'd art must emulate in vain ; But cawing rooks,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1821 - 246 pages
...fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pehbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with...ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The livelong night : nor these alone, whose notes Nice-fingered art must emulate in vain, But cawing rooks,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...waits upon the roar, Of distant floods ; or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain ; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one 7i>e live long night.... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night... | |
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Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with... 
