| William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - Počet stránok 850
...and die. I praise the Frenchman,* his remark was shrewdHow sweet, how passing sweet, is Solitude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I...solitude is sweet. Yet neither these delights, nor aught heside, That appetite can ask, or wealth provide, Can save us always from a tedious day, Or shine the... | |
| 1854 - Počet stránok 604
...process : I praise the Frenchman ;* his remark was shrewdi How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper — Solitude is sweet. The deceit practised upon Jacob by Laban in imposing Leah upon him in the place of Rachel, suggests... | |
| Augustus Charles Thompson - 1854 - Počet stránok 276
...useful, is an impossibility. * " The remark was shrewd, How swect, how passing sweet, is solitude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper, — Solitude is sweet." The questions arise, Is this pervading element of our nature extinguished by death ? or does the love... | |
| William Cowper - 1854 - Počet stránok 460
...I praise the Frenchman, 1 his remark was shrewd— How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! 740 But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper—Solitude is sweet. Yet neither these delights, nor aught beside, That appetite can ask, or... | |
| William Cowper - 1855 - Počet stránok 582
...and die. I praise the Frenchman,* his remark was shrewd, How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude I But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I...enjoy'd, Or sought with energy, must fill the void. Oh, sacred art I to which alone life owes Its happiest seasons, and a peaceful close, Scoru'd in a... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - Počet stránok 610
...and die. I praise the Frenehman, his remark was shrewd, How sweet, how passing sweet, is sohtude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper — solitude is sweet. Cowper's Retirement, But me perhaps The glowing hearth may satisfy awhile With faint illumination,... | |
| William Cowper - 1855 - Počet stránok 798
...and die. ) praise the Frenchman,* his remark was shrewdHow sweet, how passing sweet is solitude ! 740 But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper — solitnde is sweet. Yet neither these delights, nor aught bends, That appetite can ask, or wealth... | |
| Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - Počet stránok 574
...I praise the Frenchman,1 his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! lint grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may...dulness of still life away Divine communion, carefully enjoyed, Or sought with energy, must fill the void. DIVINE COMMUNION A BALM. — DAVID'S FAITH AND... | |
| Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - Počet stránok 578
...die. I praise the Frenchman,1 his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! hat sacred test ; To dive into the secret deeps within,...favorite sin, And search the themes, important above all, ; Divino communion, carefully enjoyed, Or sought with energy, must fill the void. DIVIN8 COMMUNION... | |
| 1919 - Počet stránok 754
...one friend to "receive his adieu to life." Cowper exclaims: How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude. But grant me still a friend in my retreat Whom I may whisper, Solitude is sweet. Gifted men who are far above or ahead of their time are likely to be so neglected, misunderstood, or... | |
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