 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft...gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By expectation every day beguiled,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...ardently I wished, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By disappointment every day beguiled, Dupe of to-morrow even from a child, Thus many a sad to-morrow came aud went, Till, all my stock of infant sorrow spent, I learned at last submission to my lot, But though... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believ'd, And, disappointed still, was still deceiv'd. By expectation ev'ry day beguil'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believ'd, And disappointed si ill, was still deceiv'd. By expectation ev'ry day beguil'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy qnick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was stilt deceived.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft...went, Till, all my stock of infant sorrow spent, I learned at last submission to my lot, But, though I less deplored thee, ne'er forgot. Where once we... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...wish'd, I long believ'd, And disappointed still, was still deceiv'd. By expectation ev'ry day beguil'd, Dupe of to-morrow even from a child. Thus many a sad...went, Till all my stock of infant sorrow spent, I learn'd at last submission to my lot. But, though I less deplor'd thee, ne'er forgot. MISS BOWDLER.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wibh'd, I long believ'd, And, disappointed still, was still deceiv'd, By expectation ev*ry day beguil'd,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft...gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By expectation every day beguiled,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...grieved themselves at¡my concern, Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wish'd, 1 long believed, And, disappointed still, was still...went, Till, all my stock of infant sorrow spent, I learn'd at last submission to my lot, But, though I less deplored thee, ne'er forgot. Where once we... | |
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A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was.— Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown: May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves... 
