 Blest be the gracious power who taught mankind To stamp a lasting image of the mind ! Beasts may convey and tuneful birds may sing Their mutual feelings in the opening spring ; But man alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the...  Poems - Page 137by George Crabbe - 1820Full view - About this book
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 302 pages
...j But Man alone has Skill and Power to send, The Heart's warm Dictates to the distant Friend ; Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise, Ages remote...share Man's common Good, who feels his common Care ? Because the Hope is his, that bids him fly Night's soft Repose and Sleep's mild Power defy ; That... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...But man alone, has skill and power to send, The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend ; 'Tis his alone, to please, instruct, advise, Ages remote and nations yet to rise. 127 In sweet repose, when labour's children sleep, When joy forgets to smile and care to weep, When... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...But man alone, has skill and power to send, The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend ; 'Tis his alone, to please, instruct, advise, Ages remote and nations yet to rise. 127 In sweet repose, when labour's children sleep. When joy forgets to smile and care to weep, When... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 276 pages
...But man alone, has skill and power to send, The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend ; 'Tis his alone, to please, instruct, advise, Ages remote and nations yet to rise. 127 In sweet repose, when labour's children sleep, When joy forgets to smile and care to weep, When... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1812 - 240 pages
...; But man alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend : 'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise Ages remote...share Man's common good, who feels his common care ? Because the hope is his, that bids him fly Night's soft repose and sleep's mild power defy ; That... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 pages
...; But man alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend : "i'ls his alone to please, instruct, advise Ages remote...man to share Man's common good, who feels his common eare ? Because the hope is his, that bids him fly Night's soft repose and sleep's mild power defy ;... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...spring ; But MAN alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend, Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise Ages remote and NATIONS yet to rise ! CRABBE. The Elysium of a man of learning is his LIBRARY, and yet, comparatively speaking, few private... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 304 pages
...; But man alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend : "I'is his alone to please, instruct, advise Ages remote...share Man's common good, who feels his common care i NJ Because the hope is his, that bids him fly Night's soft repose and sleep's mild power defy; That... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 334 pages
...spring; But man alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend: 'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise Ages remote,...share Man's common good, who feels his common care ? Because the hope is his, that bids him fly Night's soft repose, and sleep's mild power defy; That... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 296 pages
...spring; But man alone has skill and power to send The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend : 'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise Ages remote,...share Man's common good, who feels his common care ? Because the hope is his, that bids him fly Night's soft repose, and sleep's mild power defy; That... | |
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