 ... self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house, with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus, hermitlike, his life he leads, Nor partner of...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 871863Full view - About this book
 | David Charles Bell - 1885 - 344 pages
...life he leads, nor partner of his banquet needs, and, if he meets one, only feeds — the faster. 6 Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (he and his...combined), if, finding it, he fails to find — its master ! 47.--THE SCHOLAR— Southey. 1 My days among the Dead are past ; around me I behold, where'er these... | |
 | William Cowper - 1885 - 352 pages
...hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his...combined), If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. Translations of Greek Verses. FROM THE GREEK OF JULIANUS. A SPARTAN, his companions slain, Alone from... | |
 | William Cowper - 1889 - 632 pages
...hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his...are so combined) If, finding it, he fails to find NO SORROW PECULIAR TO THE SUFFERER. THE lover, in melodious verses, His singular distress rehearses,... | |
 | Edward Hamilton (M. D., F. L. S.) - Freshwater biology - 1890 - 432 pages
...hermit-like his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his...combined), If, finding it, he fails to find Its master." There are twenty-four British species of Helix, large and small, some very minute. Of the Crustaceae,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1900 - 346 pages
...his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. 20 Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his...combined) If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 916 pages
...banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than Mini].. He and his house are so combined, If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. No SORROW PECULIAR TO THE SUFFERER THE lover in melodious verses His singular distress rehearses, Still... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 716 pages
...hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combin'd) If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. 24 THE CANTAB WITH two spurs or one ; no great... | |
 | Readers - 1907 - 264 pages
...dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his...combined,) If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. im'mi nent, close at hand. her'mit, one who lives apart from others. be tide', to happen. chat'tels,... | |
 | American poetry - 1923 - 658 pages
...hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his...combined), If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. From the Latin of Vincent Bourne, by William Cowper THE HUMBLE-BEE Burly, dozing humble-bee, Where... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2030 pages
...hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his...combined), If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. From the Latin oj Vincent Bourne, by William Cow per [1731-1800] THE HOUSEKEEPER THE frugal snail,... | |
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