 And the scene, where his melody charm'd me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove...  Poems - Page 210by William Cowper - 1817Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall...on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I see, Have a being less durable even than he*. * Mr. Cowper afterwards... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 478 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head' Ere another such grove shall...on the perishing pleasures of man; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I see, Have a being less durable even than he f. IDEM LATINE REDDITUM.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...fugitive years are all basting away, And 1 must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall...arise in its stead. Tis a sight to engage me, if any tiling can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments*... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 354 pages
...heat, And the scene, where his melody chanu'd me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of maiij ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I see, Have a being less durable even than he».... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 360 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. 'Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast_and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in it's stead. 'Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...they, With a tnrf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another snch grove shall arise in it's stead. *Tis a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To mnse on the perishing pleasnres of man ; Thongh his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I see, Have a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 356 pages
...long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a s' Ere another such grove shall ari1 'Tit a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I see, Have a being li-ss durable even than he*. • Mr. Cowper afterward... | |
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