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" 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 English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: From the Best Writers ... - Page 197
by Lindley Murray - 1827 - 252 pages
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...novelty survives Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years. .Praise justly due to those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at once. Nor less composure' waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer...
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...novelty survives Long kuowledgc and the scrutiny of years. Praise justly due to those .that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate...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...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...novelty survives Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years. Praise justly due to those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate...branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

1802 - 302 pages
...survives Long knowledge and the scrutiny of year*. Praise justly due to those that I describe. 180 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate...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...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...novelty survives Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years. Praise justly due to those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate...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...
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Poems, Volume 2

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...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...justly due to those that I descrihe. tmiifl€ . ,. tsY Nor rural sights alone, hut rural sounds, ""A Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid...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...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...novelty survives Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years. Praise justly due to those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds. Exhilarate...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...
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...years. Praise justly due to those that I describe; Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilerate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature....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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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...wildly devious morning walk ? faoMSaii, SECTION II. .RURAL SOUNDS, AS WELL AS RURAL SIGHTS, DELIGHTFUL NOR rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate...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,...
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