 Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with...  Blackie's graded readers, ed. by M. Paterson - Page 139edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...the mind; Unnumber'd 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 voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...mind ; Unnumber'd 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 voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they full Upon... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar 190 Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring...length In matted grass, that with a livelier green 195 Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate, employs sweet sounds, But animated... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...mind ; Unnumber'd 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 voice Of neighboring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...mind ; Unnumbered branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountains, or of hills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all ar once. Nor less composure waits upon the rair Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rilh that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they £all Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...once.' r Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or ou the softer voice Of neighh'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fell Upon loose pehhles, lose themselves at length ' In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...Unnumber'd 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 voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...the mind, Unnumber'd 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 voice Of neighboring fountain ; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...mind ; Unnumbcr'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast flutt'ring, all at onceNor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon... | |
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