Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to... The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 50by John Forster - 1873 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Coxe - 1780 - 502 pages
...And as a child, when fearing founds molcft^ " Clings clofe and dofer to the mother's breajt ; " Sa the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, " But bind him to his native mountains more." Every ftep we now advance is treading, as it were, upon facred ground; as monuments continually occur... | |
| 1781 - 512 pages
...ftorms ; And And as a child, when fearing founds moleft. Clings clofe and clofer to the mother's breaft, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. Such are the charms to barren ftates ailign'd ; Their wants but few, their wiflies all confin'd. Yet let... | |
| 1785 - 320 pages
...ftorms ; And as a child, when fearing founds moleft, Clings dole and cloferto the mother's breaft, So the loud torrent and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. Such are the charms to barren ftates affign'd ; Their wants but few, their wifhes all confin'd. Yet let... | |
| 1785 - 316 pages
...ev'ry good his native wilds impart*, "•,'' •'' . Clings clofe andcloferto the mother's breaft,- ' So the loud torrent and the whirlwind's roar,. ' ' But bind him to his native mountains more. ,. -.« :.•...'.-... I../-. Such are the charms to barren dates affigh'd ; ' Their wants but few,... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 202 pages
...that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent,...roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. Such are the charms to barren states assign'd; Their wants but few, their wishes all confin'd. Yet let them... | |
| John Moore - 1789 - 548 pages
...ftprmi, . . And as a child, whom fearing founds moleft, Clings clofe and clofer to the mother's breaft ; So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar,' •" •' But bind him to his native mountains more.' > • . - '-• - •"• , "\X7HEN the party was arranged for dining at Portici, and Buchanan un-,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...ftormt; And as a child, when fearing founds molcft. Clings clofe and clofer to the mother's breaft, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. Such are the charms to barren lutes afiign'd : Their wants bur few, their wifhcs all confin'd. Yet let them... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...ftorms j And as a child, when fearing founds molcft, Clings clofe and clofer to the mother's brcaft; are the charms to barren ftates alfign'd : Their wants but few, their wiihes all conhn'd. Vet let them... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...ftorms ; And as a child, when fearing founds moleft, Clings clofe and clofer to the mother's breaft, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. Such are the charms to barren ftates aflign'd ; Their wants but few, their wifhes all confin'd. Yet let... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...ftorms. And as a child, when fearing founds molefl, Clirigs clofe and clofcr to the mother's bread ; So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his nr.tive mountains more. Such are the charms to barren ftates afi fign'd : Their wants but few, their... | |
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