THAT those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine, — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, "Grieve not, my child;... Select Reviews - Pagina 1961809Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pagina’s
...MY COUSIN ANN BODIIAM. OH that those lips had language! Life has pass'd With me but .roughly since 1 heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own...same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away !" The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 310 pagina’s
...OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN ANN BODHAM* OH that those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those...same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away I" The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pagina’s
...George's reign ! ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN ANN BODHAM. OH that those lips had language ! Life has passed...same, that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away I The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pagina’s
...reign 1 OH THE RBCEIFT OT MY MOTHER'S PICTURE OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MT COUSIN ANN BOIJJIAMOH that those lips had language! Life has passed With...same, that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears awsy!" The meek intelligence... | |
| Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 pagina’s
...OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN, ANN BODHAM. OH that those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those...same, that oft in childhood solaced me ! Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, ' Grieve not my child, chase all thy fears away !' The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pagina’s
...Norfolk; the gift of my coutin Ann Bodham. O THAT those lips had language! Life has passM , ' With me hut roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1809 - 458 pagina’s
...Sir E. Brydges, KJ calls Mr. Bloomfield's prosaick inanity a " companion" to Cowper's exquisitely pa^ thetick lines on his Mother's Picture. 1 will take...same that oft, in childhood, solaced me; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, ' Grieve not my child, chase all thy fears away.' The meek intelligence... | |
| 1809 - 594 pagina’s
...duzen lines, and leave your readers to j udge :— " Oh that those lips hsd language ! Life bus tin?s'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine ; thy own sweet smiles I see, [me ; The same that oft, in childhood, solac'd Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, ' Grieve... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...Mother's Picture out tin'- gift of my cousin Ann Bndham. OThat those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine— thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - 1809 - 234 pagina’s
...remarks on this subject with large extracts from it. " Oh that those lips had language ! life has pass'U With me but roughly since I heard thee last.) Those lips are thine—tliy own sweet smiles I see, The same that oft in chiMhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else,... | |
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