| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...them his heart, his love, his griefs, were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heav'n. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...distress'd ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...distress'd : To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence,... | |
| English literature - 1806 - 576 pages
...derived his beautiful and parallel simile ; which, in reality, i* little more than a free translation : * As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...the storm, Though round its head the rolling clouds ure spread. Eternal sun-shine settles on its head.' Dtscrted Village. Goldsmith undoubtedly borrowed... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...distrest; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given'; But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful...vale, and midway leaves the storm. Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. PROVIDENCE. A HYMN. BY... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heav'n. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...distrest ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heav'n. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
| Catharine Weller - American poetry - 1810 - 196 pages
...Though death the tenderest ties of life hath broke, He stands resigii'd beneath the two-fold stroke. " As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, " Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm ; " Though round his breast the rolling clouds are spread, " Eternal sunshine settles on his head." What though the... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...distress'd ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
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