 Tis now become a history little known That once we called the pastoral house our own Short-lived possession! but the record fair That memory keeps, of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply...  Poems - Page 263by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 538 pages
...once we called the past'ral house our own ; Short.lived possession ! but the record fair, That memory keeps of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm that has effaced, A thousand other themes less dearly traced." But at the moment when widowhood is new, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 240 pages
...record fair, That mem'ry keeps of all the kindness thuro, Still outlives many a storm, that has effau'd A thousand other themes less deeply trac'd. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou mighist know me safe and warmly luid ; Thy morning bounties ere 1 left my home, The biscuit, or confectionary... | |
 | 1850 - 740 pages
...thanksgiving to God for so providentially saving the life of his drowning brother. MY MOTHER'S LOVE. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid." COWPEK. THE Jews had a legend or tradition, which many of them believed, that every human being was... | |
 | John D. Post - 1842 - 314 pages
...once we called the pastoral house our own. Short-lived possession ! but the record fair That memory keeps of all thy kindness there,* Still outlives many a storm that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced. 5. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That... | |
 | William (uncle, pseud.) - 1842 - 116 pages
...once we called the pastoral house our own. Short-lived possession ! but the record fair That memory keeps of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou... | |
 | 1842 - 622 pages
...kiss of soothing tenderness ! I sec thee now, bending over my bed to kiss me into a quiet slumber. " Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me warm and softly laid ; Thy morning bounties, ere I lt;ft my home, The biscuit or confectionery plumb"... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1843 - 460 pages
...return." But the English poet has, perhaps, the superiority in the description of maternal cares : " Thy nightly visits to my chamber made That thou mightst...warmly laid, Thy morning bounties ere I left my home," &c. ; for which we have in Arco " Nam mihi fingebas lusus, et grata canebas Ad cuuas, blandum invitabas... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pages
...once we called the pastoral house our own. Short-lived possession ! but the record fair That memory keeps of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou... | |
 | 1843 - 316 pages
...kiss of soothing tenderness ! I see thee now, bending over my bed to kiss me into a quiet slumber. " Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me warm and softly laid; Thy morning bounties, ere I left my home, The biscuit or confectionery plumb"... | |
 | George Willson - 1844 - 300 pages
...kindess there, Still outlives many a storm, that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced. Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st...warmly laid . Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, 5 The biscuit or confectionary plum ; The fragrant waters on my cheeks bestowed By thy own hand, till... | |
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