The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the... The Task: A Poem - Sivu 12tekijä(t) William Cowper - 1878 - 263 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 sivua
...TJnnumber'd branches waving in the blast, . — And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at once. 2. Nor less composure 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 fall Upon... | |
| John Platts - 1822 - 844 sivua
...less composure waits upon the roar ,,l 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 faH Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 sivua
...unlike The dash of ocean on hie winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast. And all their leaves...fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 446 sivua
...unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves...fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 450 sivua
...they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fastflutt'ring, all at once. Nor less composure 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 fall Upon loose... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 sivua
...composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods ; or on the softer voice Of neighh'ring fountain j or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and,...fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that, with a livelier green, Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 sivua
...while they fill the mind, Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at once. Nor less composure 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 fall Upon... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 sivua
...mind, Unuumber'd tranches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring a'l at once. i. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods ; or on the softer voice Of neighboring fountain ; or of riils that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming »s they fall Upon... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 sivua
...mind, UnnumberH) branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast tlutt'riug all at once. — 2 Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods; or on the softer voice Of ndghb'rjig fountain; or of rills that slip Thuuigh th'ircl'-ft rock, «ud, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 242 sivua
...Nor less composure waits upon the roar 190 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 fell Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with a livelier green 195... | |
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