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" Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with... "
Poems - Page 214
by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pages
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1799 - 614 pages
...Fernandez, are in the most popular estimation. There is great originality in the following stanza. I am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech ; 1 Start at the sound of my own. It would be absurd to give one general character of the pieces that...
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The New-York Missionary Magazine, and Repository of Religious ..., Volume 2

1801 - 530 pages
...Fernandez, are in the moft popular eftimation. There is a great originality in the following ftanza : I am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech; I stan at the sound of my own. It would be abfurd to give one general character of the pieces that were...
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 2. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...roam over the plain, My form with indifference see; hey are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. 3. Society, friendship, and love,...
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The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American ..., Volume 2

James Hardie - 1801 - 526 pages
...Fernandez, are in the most popular estimation. There is great originality in the following Stanza : " I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...music of speech, I start at the sound of my own." It would be absurd to give one general character of all the pieces, which were published in this volume...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...•:" vnittt* ar A. SRLKISK, II. I am but «f humanity1* rearf^ - I must finish my jouf*ey SloiWJ, "Never hear the Sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of ft!iy 'owa. The beastl tb'At rOara oVe* <fce plain, My forttt -with indifference see; They are so unacquainted...
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Selection of Poems ...

1808 - 506 pages
...sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow 'd upon man, Oh had I the wings of a dove, How soon...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me. III. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, O, had I the wings of a dove, How soon...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, Oh had I the...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...have, seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. III. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, O, had...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me. III. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, O, had I the wings of a dove, How soon...
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