I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign... Poems by William Cowper ... - Page 161by William Cowper - 1814 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...lord uf thejowl and the lrute. Oh, Solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy Jace? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible- place. Tut fourth stan/a of Selkirk's supposed soliloquy is, I believe, new, and has considerable beauty.... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh, solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. n. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face? Better...of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 360 pages
...; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...alarms, Than reign in this horrible 'place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start... | |
| Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude, where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude, where are the charms, That sages have, seen in thy face? Better...alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude ! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
| William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude, where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. II. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...to dispute ; v I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude ! where are the charms, Thatsag,-s have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
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