 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...  The Task: A Poem in Six Books - Page 12by William Cowper - 1811 - 212 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...those that I describe. 180 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep...far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike 185 The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 318 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumbered branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...tone of lapguid Nature. Mighty wind?, •That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of anciettf growth, make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fit! the mind; Unnumbered branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all ar... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...tmiifl€ . ,. tsY Nor rural sights alone, hut rural sounds, ""A Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep...far-spreading wood' ' Of ancient growth, make music not unlike i* ' The dash of Ocean on his winding shore, ' ilriiAI And lull the spirit while they fill the mind... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds. Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluti riujr, all at once. Ttf«- less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...those that I describe. iso Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep...fast flutt'ring, all at once. *• Nor less composure wails upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...those that I describe; Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilerate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumbcr'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at onceNor less... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...RURAL SIGHTS, DELIGHTFUL NOR rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds. That sweep the skirt of some far spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music, ntH unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore,... | |
 | 1811 - 566 pages
...these lines of Cowper : 'Nor rural sights alone, hut rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of some far spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore,... | |
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