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" Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days. The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That feels not at that sight, and feels at none. "
The Works of William Cowper - Page 12
by William Cowper - 1853
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...of our early days ; • The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone That feels not at that ftght, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving fkill, The very name we carv'd fubftfting ftill, The bench on which we fat while deep cmploy'd,. Though...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...play-place of our early days ; The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone That feels not at that fight, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving fkill, The very name we .carv'd fubfifting ftill, The bench on v/hich we fat while deep employ'd, Though...
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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...

William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...play-place of our early days ; The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone That feels not at that fight, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving fkill, The very name we carv'd fubfifting ftill, The bench on which we fat while deep employ 'd, Though...
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Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...

William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...play-place of our early days — The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone That feels not at that fight, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving fldll, The very name we carv'd, fubfifting ftill; The bench on which we fat while deep employ 'd, Though...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...trust, To send our sons to scout and scamper there, While colts and puppies cost us so much care? Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise; We love the...which we tried our graving skill, The very name we carv'd, subsisting still; The bench on which we sat while deep employ 'd, Tho' mangled, hack'd, and...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...play-place of our early days—- The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone That feels not at that tight, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving lkill, The very name we carv'd fubfifting ftill 5 The bench on which we fat while deep employ'd, Though...
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...smiles, descends toward the grave Sprightly, and old almost without decay. EARLY LOCAL ATTACHMENTS. JjE it a weakness, it deserves some praise ; We love the...which we tried our graving skill, The very name we carv'd, subsisting still; The bench on which we sat while deep employ'd, Though mangled, hack'd, and...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...While colts and puppies cost us so much care ? Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise ; We love'the play-place of our early days — The scene is touching,...which we tried our graving skill, The very name we carv'd, subsisting still ; The bench on which we sat while deep employ'd, Though mangled, hack'd, and...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...play-place of our early days ; The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone, That feels not at that fight, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving fkill, The very name we carved fubfifting ftill ; The bench on which we fat while deep employed, Though...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...play-place of our early days — The fcene is touching, and the heart is ftone That feels not at that fight, and feels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving Hulls The very name we carv'd, fubfifting ftill ; The bench on which we fat while deep employ'd, Though...
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