 How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries...  Poems - Strana 308podľa William Cowper - 1788Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - Počet stránok 286
...mind ! 'Compar'd with, the speed of its flight, The tempest, itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light . "When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas .' recollection at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. 7 But. the sea-fowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - Počet stránok 264
...mind ! Compai'd with the speed of its flight, 1 he tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. 7. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - Počet stránok 268
...Compar'd with the 'speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-wing'd arrtfws of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand 'i §oon hurries me back to despair. But the. sea-fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - Počet stránok 262
...Compar'd with the speed of its flight The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of ligb When I think of my own native land, In a moment I neem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. vn. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | 1828 - Počet stránok 398
...mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection, at hand. Soon hurries me hack to despair, But the sea-... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - Počet stránok 468
...mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But, the seafowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - Počet stránok 374
...mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the seafowl... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - Počet stránok 256
...the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But, alas! recollection, at hand, Soon hurries me back to despair. But the aea-fowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - Počet stránok 244
...with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-wing d arrows of li^ht. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me, back to despair. T. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - Počet stránok 602
...of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The Jempost itself lags behind, And the swift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the scafowl... | |
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