OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war Might never reach me more... The Task: A Poem. In Six Books - Page 41by William Cowper - 1810 - 193 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...principal cause, to the want of discipline in the universities. THE TASK. BOOK II. THE TIME-PIECE. OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...Our arch of empire, stedfast but for you, A mutilated structure, soon to fall. MORAL REFLECTIONS. vJH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...TIME-PIECE. \_./H for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless continuity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful...war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain'd, 5 My soul is sick, with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is fill'd. There... | |
| Margaret Cullen - English fiction - 1802 - 380 pages
...of opprrfaion and deceit, " Of unsuccefsful, or sucxei'sful wai, " Might never reach me more. My tar is pain'd, " My soul is sick with ev'ry day's report " Of wrong and outrage with which eaith is fill'd. " There is no flesh in man's obdurate heait; . " Of all creatures, Constantia, man... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...principal cause, to the want of discipline in the universities. THE TASK. BOOK II. THE TIME-PIECE. vyH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear... | |
| Thomas H. Williams - Cornwall (England : County) - 1804 - 202 pages
...must in consequence too often prevail. Had Cowper visited Culbone, he would not have exclaimed, " O for a lodge in some vast wilderness, " Some boundless contiguity of shade, " Where rumour of oppression might never reach " My ear." He might here have found a solitude independent of... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...consequent evils, ascribed, as to its principal cause, to the want of discipline in the universities. OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...evils,' ascribed, as to its prmcipal emise, to 'the want of discipline in the universities. • OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness. Some boundless contiguity of shade, \Yhere rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Society of Friends - 1807 - 468 pages
...creatures, " O for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more ! My ear is pain'd,My soul is sick with every day^s report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd— Lands,... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Society of Friends - 1807 - 486 pages
...situation^ or with expressions of disgust at the wicked-? ness, for these little creatures. '•' 0 for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, \Vhere rumour of oppression and deceit^ (5f unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more... | |
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