 The sloping land recedes into the clouds; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r, Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear, Groves, heaths, and smoking villages...  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Page 8by William Cowper - 1830Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...its sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r, Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear, Groves,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 pages
...the neighbourhood of Olney. There, fast rooted in their bank. Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms. That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r. Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful belle Just undulates upon the list'ning ear, Groves,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...its sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...as with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping laud recedes into the clouds; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 pages
...neighbourhood of Olney. There, f,st rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite 1 hns, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut; While far beyond, and overthwart the stream. That, ,s with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...his sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r, Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear, Groves,... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...along his sinuous course 165 Delighted. There, fast rootetl in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far beyond, and overthwan the stream That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, 170 The sloping land recedes into... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 116 pages
...Of spacious meads, with cattle sprinkled o'er, Conducts the eye along its sinuous course, Delighted. While far beyond, and over-thwart the stream, That,...the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds. Proceeding still towards Olney, we come to the Spinnie, or * We take this opportunity to acknowledge... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 102 pages
...sprinkled o'er, Conducts the eye along its sinuous course, Delighted. While far beyond, and over• thwart the stream, That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds, Proceeding still towards Olney , we come to the Spinnie, or * We take this opportunity to acknowledge... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Storer, William Cowper - 1804 - 96 pages
...•pacious meads, with cattle sprinkled o'er, Conduct! the eye along itt EJDUOUS course, Delighted While far beyond, and over-thwart the stream, That,...inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the cloudi. Proceeding still towards Olney, we come to tho Spinriie, or * We take this opportunity to acknowledge... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...eye along his sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlooked, our favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far beyond, and overthwart the streani That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying... | |
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