| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...shining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeez'd And bor'd with elbow-points through both his sides, Out-scolds the ranting actor on the stage:...This folio of four pages, happy work ! | Which not ev'n critics criticise; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains of silence,... | |
| 1801 - 452 pages
...shining face, Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squcez'd And bor'd with elbow-points thro' both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage ;...heroic rage, Or placemen, all tranquillity and smiles! This•/o//e of four pages ! happy work ! Which not ev'n critics criticise; that hold» Inquisitive... | |
| William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...till his fret throb, And his head thumps, to feed upon the breath Of patriots, bursting with heroick rage, Or placemen, all tranquillity and smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! Which not even criticks criticise; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in -chains of silence,... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeez'd And bor'd with elbow-points through both his sid«, Out-scolds the ranting actor on the stage : Nor his,...smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! Which not ev'n critics criticise ; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains of silence,... | |
| 1802 - 302 pages
...And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Out-scolds the ranting aftor on the stage : 45 Nor his, who patient stands till his feet throb, And...tranquillity and smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! 59 Which not even critics criticise ; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeezed And bored with elbow-points through bothhissides, Out-scolds the ranting actor on the stage: Nor his,...the fair, Though eloquent themselves, yet fear to brealy What is it, but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?. •.••'•'... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...shining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeezed And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Out-scolds the ranting actor on the stage :...smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! Which not even critics criticise ; that holds Inquisitive attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains of silence,... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...shining' face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeez'd And hor'd with elhow-points through hoth his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage : Nor his, who patient stands till his feet throh, And, his head thumps, to feed upon the hreath Of patriots, hursting with heroic rage, Or placemen,... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...shining face Sweats in the crowded theatre, and, squeea'd And bor'd with elbow-points through both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the stage: Nor...smiles. This folio of four pages, happy work ! Which not ev'n critics criticise; that holds Inquisitive Attention, while I read, Fast bound in chains of silence,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...elbow-points thro' both his sides, Outscolds the ranting actor on the sta^e. Nor his, who patient slands ady fronts -is rear'd But gixllike his unwearied bqunty smile;. This, folio of four pages, happy work ! Which not ov'n critics criticise, that holds Inquisitive... | |
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