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
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 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 - 1821 - 246 pages
...alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit and restore The tone oflanguid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of...his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they fi11 the mind ; Unnumbered branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...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...shore And lull the spirit while they fill the mind ; Unnarnber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flut'tring all at once. Nor less... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...SECTION If. The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirl of some far-spreading woo* Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, Aitl lull the spirit while they fill the mind, UurtamhAr'd branches waving in the blast, An|MjJ|£|ir... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1819 - 276 pages
...Mighty winds That sweep the skirt of some far spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music, not uulike The dash of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit while they till the mind, Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...SECTION II. Rural sounds, as well as rural sights, delightful. The tone oflaiiguid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading Wood •...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind, TJnnumber'd branches waving in the blast, . — And all their leaves fast flutt'ring all at once. 2.... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 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 ; Unnumbgr'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at once. Nor less... | |
| 1822 - 314 pages
...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...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once, Nor less... | |
| William Cowper - 1822 - 258 pages
...restore The tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood B3 Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash...shore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once, Nor less... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreadm- wood Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike The...of ocean on his winding shore, And lull the spirit whilo they fill the mind, Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast. And all their leaves fast fluttering... | |
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