 | Felix M'Donogh - 1820 - 248 pagina’s
...ENGLISH MANNERS, 5 vols, £1 10s. " Tis pleasant through the loop•hole* of retreat, To peep at ench a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." COWPEB. The Fourth and Fifth Vols are sold separately to complete ?ets. THE HERMIT THE COUNTRY; om,... | |
 | 1820 - 866 pagina’s
...Or Sketches A of ENGLISH MANNERS; formiun a Companion to the //erratic de La Ckatt^e tfAntin. " Ti» pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world : to sec the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." Confer, Printed for Henry Colburn and Co.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 278 pagina’s
...submarine exploits, And Katerfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. 'T is pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat, To peep...sitting, and surveying thus at ease The globe and it's concerns, I seem advanc'd To some secure and more than mortal height, That lib'rates and exempts... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pagina’s
...submarine exploits, And Katterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat To...distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear. Thus sitting, and surveying thus at case The globe and its concerns, I seem advanced... | |
 | Peter Armstrong Whittle - 1821 - 1042 pagina’s
...agree ; but exceptions there are in all cases. THEATRE ROYAL. ' ' '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." Eligibly situated on the south side of Fishergate, may be seen that commodious brick building called... | |
 | Marmaduke Tulket - 1821 - 376 pagina’s
...agree ; but exceptions there are in all cases. THEATRE ROYAL. " '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." Eligibly situated on the south side of Fishergate, may be seen that commodious brick building called... | |
 | Charles Lloyd - 1821 - 316 pagina’s
...will then miscarry. 'Tis as portentous as a doctor's sign is, And quite as emblematic of a finis.* " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world." So sung thy bard, Religion ! But as f here, where can we meet With such exemption from mankind's regard.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1822 - 258 pagina’s
...submarine exploits, And Katterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To...distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the' uninjured ear. Thus sitting, and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns, I seem advanced... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 pagina’s
...His horse and him, unconscious of them all. PROSPECT OF THE WORLD FROM THE KF.TREAT OF HOME. Cowper. "Tis pleasant through the loopholes of retreat To...distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjur'd ear. Thus sitting, and surveying thus, at ease, The globe and its concerns, I seem advanced... | |
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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... 
