 | 1801 - 452 oldal
...appears a wilderness of strange But gay confusion— roies for the checks, THE MONTHLY VISITOR. 337 And lilies for the brows of faded age, Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald; Heav'n, earth, and ocean, pluncicr'd of their sweets, Nectareous .essences, olympian dews, Sermons... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 oldal
...; While fields of pleasantry amuse us there 55241B With merry descants on a nation's woes. The rest appears a wilderness of strange But gay confusion...age, Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald, Heav'n, earth, and ocean, plunder'd of their sweets, Nectareous essences, Olympian dews, Sermons, and... | |
 | 1802 - 302 oldal
...lost ; 75 While fields of pleasantry amuse us there With merry descants on a nation's woes. The rest appears a wilderness of strange But gay confusion...the cheeks, And lilies for the brows of faded age, 80 Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald, Heaven, earth, and ocean, plundered of their sweets,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 oldal
...merry defcants on a nation's woes. The reft appears a wiv.dernefs of ftrange But gay confufion ; rofes for the cheeks, And lilies for the brows of faded age, Teeth for the toothlefs, ringlets for the bald, Heaven, earth, and ocean, plundered of their fweeti, Neftareous efl'cnccs,... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 230 oldal
...But my qualification's without the least flaw, Audi killmy game fairly, according to law. COSMETICS. -Roses for the cheeks And lilies for the brows of...age ; Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald ; Heai'n, earth, and ocean, plunder'd of their street! : NecUreous essences, Olympian dews ! COWFIK.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 oldal
...merry defcants on a nation's woes. The reft appears a wildernefs of ttrange But gay confufion — rofes for the cheeks And lilies for the brows of faded age, Teeth for the toothlefs, ringlets for the bald, Heaven,earth,amloceanplunder'doftheirfwcets, Nedtareous eflences,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 oldal
...merry defcants on a nation's woes. The reft appears a wildernefs of ftrange But gay confqfion ; rofes for the cheeks, And lilies for the brows of faded age, Teeth lor the toothlefs, ringlets for the bald, Heaven, earth, and ocean, plundered of their fwcstc, Neftareous... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 oldal
...wanders lost ; While fields of pleasantry amuse us there With merry descants on a nation's woes. The rest appears a wilderness of strange But gay confusion...toothless, ringlets for the bald, Heaven, earth, and ocean, plundered of their sweets. Nectareous essences, Olympian dews, Sermons, and city feasts, and favourite... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 oldal
...wanders lost; While fields of pleasantry amuse:us there With merry descants on a nation's woes. The rest appears a wilderness of strange But gay confusion;...the toothless, ringlets for the bald, Heaven, earth, andocean.phmderedof their sweets, Nectareous esaences, Olympian dews, Sermons, and city feasts, and... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 oldal
...wanders lost ; While fields of pleasantry amuse us there With merry descants on a nation's woes. The rest appears a wilderness of strange But gay confusion...age, Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald, Heav'n, earth, and ocean, plunder'd of their sweeb, .Nciurccms essences, Olympian dews. Sermons, and... | |
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Cataracts of declamation thunder here ; There forests of no meaning spread the page, In which all comprehension wanders lost ; While fields of pleasantry amuse us there With merry descants on a nation's woes. The rest appears a wilderness of strange But... 
