MARY ! I want a lyre with other strings, Such aid from heaven as some have feign'd they drew, An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new And undebased by praise of meaner things, That, ere through age or woe I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with... Life and works of Cowper, by R. Southey - Strana 329podľa William Cowper - 1836Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| 1803 - Počet stránok 818
...That ere through age or woe I shed my «•ings, I may record thy worth, with honour due, In 14-rsc as musical, as thou art true, Verse that immortalizes...sings ! But thou hast little need: there is a book, Br seraphs wrtt, with beams of heavenly light, On which the eyes of God not rarely look; A chronicle... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 442
...they drew ! An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new, And undebas'd by praise of meaner things ! * \ "That ere through age or woe I shed my wings, * I may record thy worth, with honor due, In verse as musical, as thou art true, . .).,-)/ Verse, that immortalizes whom it sings... | |
| William Hayley - 1805 - Počet stránok 228
...scaitt given to mortals, new, And undebas'd by praise of meaner tilings ! That ere through age or woe 1 shed my wings, I may record thy worth, with honour...thou art true, Verse, that immortalizes whom it sings I But thou hast little need ; Jhere is a book By seraphs writ, with beams of heavenly light, On which... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 490
...feign'd they drew! An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new, And undebas'd by praise of meaner things! That ere through age or woe I shed' my wings I may...art true,— Verse that immortalizes whom it sings ! 394 But them Last little need : There is a bonk, By seraphs writ, with beams of heavenly light On... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - Počet stránok 330
...scarce given to mortals, new, And undebas'd by praise of meaner things ! That ere through age or wo I shed my wings, I may record thy worth, with honour...true, Verse, that immortalizes whom it sings ! But them hast little need : There is a book, By seraphs writ, with beams of heavenly light, On which the... | |
| William Cowper - 1809 - Počet stránok 486
...they drew !. An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new. And undebas'd by praise of meaner things ! That ere through age or woe I shed my wings I may record thy worth, with honor due, In verse as musical at thou art true, Verse that immortalizes whom it sings ! 404 But tliou... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 312
...scarce given to mortals, new, And undebas'd by praise of meaner things ! That ere through age or wo I shed my wings, I may record thy worth, with honour...as thou art true, Verse, that immortalizes whom it tings ! --.. But thou hast little need : There is a book. By seraphs writ, with beams of heavenly light,... | |
| Capel Lofft - 1813 - Počet stránok 274
...feign'd they drew; An Eloquence scarce given to mortals, new And undebas'd by praise of meaner things ! That ere through age or woe I shed my wings I may record thy Worth with Honor due In verse as musical as thou art true;— Verse, that immortalizes whom it sings ! • f.... | |
| Počet stránok 710
...feign'd they drew, And eloquence scarce giv'n lo mortals, new And undebas'd by praise of meaner things, That 'ere through age or woe I shed my wings, I may...honour due, In verse as musical as thou art true, And that immortalizes whom it sings. But thou lust little need. There is a book By seraphs writ with... | |
| William Cowper - 1815 - Počet stránok 528
...eloquence scarce giv'n to mortals, new And undebas'd by praise of meaner things, That ere through age or wo I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour due, In verse as musical as thou art true, And that immortalizes whom it sings. But thou hast little need. There is a book By seraphs writ with... | |
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