 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 265podľa William Cowper - 1800Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Cowper - 1808 - Počet stránok 360
...mind '. Compar'd with the speed of it's 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. VII. But the seafowl... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - Počet stránok 824
...friend I am never to fee. How rieet is a glance of the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its llight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, And the fwift- winged...When I think of my own native land, In a moment I leem to be there ; But alas ! recolleftion at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. But the fca-fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 390
...mind ! Compar'd with the speed of ifs 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. VII. But the seafowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - Počet stránok 262
...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 I recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - Počet stránok 286
...a glance of the mind ! Compared with the fpeed of its flight. The tempeft itfelf lags behind, A*id the fwift winged arrows of light, When I think of.... ^ In a moment I feem to be there ; -' But, alas ! recollection at hand • j Soon hurries me back to defpair. But the fea fowl is gone to her neft... | |
 | John Palmer - 1811 - Počet stránok 244
...mind ! Compar'd with the speed of it's 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 ! THE blow which... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - Počet stránok 396
...mind! Compar'd with the speed of it's 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. , VII. But the seafowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - Počet stránok 378
...mind ! Cornpar'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 1 seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - Počet stránok 496
...of the mind I Compar'd with the speed of it's 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; Bnt alas! recollection at hand Soon hnrries me back to despair. VII. Bnt the seafowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - Počet stránok 262
...tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to fee. * How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, And the fwift-wing'd arrows of light. •When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there... | |
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