Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat. To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the... Poems, - Strana 121podľa William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 363Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| George Miller - 1833 - Počet stránok 428
...have said, in the language of Cowper :— " 'Tis pleasant To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd, To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, — where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on... | |
| Jacob ABBOTT - 1835 - Počet stránok 192
...says, — " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates, At a safe distance, where the dying sounds Fall a soft murmur on the... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 620
...his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the... | |
| William Hone - 1835 - Počet stránok 924
...bread. •Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retre-.t, To peep at such a world; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates, At a safe distance, where the dying sound Fails a soft murmur on th'... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - Počet stránok 336
...his bread. 'T is pleasant through the loopholes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 406
...his bread. "Pis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the... | |
| 1837 - Počet stránok 326
...dead." " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates, At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the... | |
| William Cowper - 1837 - Počet stránok 534
...his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on th'... | |
| William Hone - 1838 - Počet stránok 890
...his bread. 'Tts pleasant, through the loopholes of retre-.t, To peep at such a world; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates, At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on th'... | |
| 1839 - Počet stránok 914
...from a pop. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, to peep at such a world ; to see the stir of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; to hear the roar she sends through all her gates, at a safe distance, where the dying sound falls a soft murmur on th'... | |
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