 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 214by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 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...speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that Toam over the plain My form with indifference see : They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...siiist finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music, of speech; 1 start at the sound of 013' own. The beasts that roam over the plain, My form...indifference see : They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me Society, friendship, and love, . Divinely besiow'd upon man, Oh had I the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, J must finish my journey alone; Never hear the sweet music of speech ; * start at the sound of«my own. M l)easts tliat roam over the plain, My form with indifference see,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 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, O, had I the wings of a dove, How soon would... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. IL 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 stton... | |
 | Allen Fisk - 1822 - 192 pages
...dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, Mu't finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music...indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man,. Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man, O, had I the... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 258 pages
...back to his book. "Potential mood: aim, sii, sit; simus, sitis, sint" Then again to the verses : — " I am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my journey...music of speech ; I start at the sound of my own." " Preter-imperfect ; essem, esses, esset ; essemus. c§ietis, essent. What is that, Mary, about the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...sages have seen in thy face ? Beiter dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in ihis ho'nble place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey...Never hear the sweet music of speech ; I start at Uie sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see : They are so... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...monarch of all I survey, Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 8. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone; i Never hear the sweet music of speech; I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 442 pages
...reminding the voyager of those lines of Cowper, which he puts into the mouth of Alexander Selkirk, The beasts, that roam over the plain, My form with...unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me. IX. Professor Smith saw several islands, floating from the African rivers, which, upon inspection,... | |
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