 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 Poetical Works of William Cowper - Page 187by William Cowper - 1924 - 536 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...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...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at once. Nor less... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...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 musick not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...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...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at once. Nor less... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...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 185 The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnumber'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...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...all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountains, or of hills that slip Through... | |
 | 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
...hut rural sounds, ""A 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 i* ' The dash of Ocean on his winding shore, ' ilriiAI And lull the spirit while they fill the mind... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...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...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluti riujr, all at once. Ttf«-... | |
 | 1809 - 488 pages
...alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, und restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of...of Ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit white they fill the mind; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast tiutt'ring,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...alone, but rural sounds, Exhilerate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of...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... | |
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