 | William Cowper - 1806 - 478 pages
...tameness is shocking to me. III. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste you again!...truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. IV. Religion! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word !... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste yoij again? My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways...truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. IV. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly world!... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...love, Divinely bestowed upon man, Oh, had I the win gs of a dove, How soon would I taste you again J" My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways of religion...truth. Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. IV. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly world... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...besiow'd upon man : O had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste yon a^ain L My sorrows I them might assuage In the ways of religion and truth } •*— Might learn from the wisdom of age, Aud be eheer'd hy the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1815 - 602 pages
...bestow'd upon man, Oh ! had 1 the wings of a dove, How soon would [ taste you again. My sorrows I tlien might assuage In the ways of religion and truth ; Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! Alore... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pages
...upon man, Ob, had I the wings of a dove, Ifclw soon would I taste you again ! W t • My sorrows 1 then might assuage In the ways of religion and truth ; Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cbeer'd by the sallies of youth. Religion! what treasure untold Reside in that heavenly word ! More... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, O had I the wings of a do\c, How soon would 1 taste you again! My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways of religion and truth. Might (tarn from the wisdom of age, £20 EPIGRAMS, &c. 921 Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely hestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste you again...and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And he cheered hy the sallies of yoath. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heaveuly world... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...friendship, and love, Divinely hestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste yon again ! My sorrows I then might assuage In the ways...and truth. Might learn from the wisdom of age, And he cheered hy the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heaveuly world... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...Their tameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would I taste you again...truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age, And be cheered by the sallies of youth. Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly wortd '.... | |
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I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain , My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man , Their tameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man , Oh , had I the wings... 
