 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 - 1835 - 362 pages
...mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant...livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the... | |
 | 1835 - 802 pages
...mind ; Unnumbcr'tl branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant...Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon toose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 440 pages
...mind ; Unnumbcr'd branches waving on 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 blip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they fall Upon loose... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...blast, i 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 li. Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds, But animated... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering, all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar 100 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 15. Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds, But animated... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 206 pages
...mind ; Unnumher'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluit'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 loose... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1836 - 264 pages
...once. 2 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 •ns they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that, with a livelier... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...the mind ; Unnumber'd branches waving in the blast, And all their leaves fast fluttering all at once. Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant...green Betrays the secret of their silent course." Byron, too, drank deeply at the fountain of Nature, and revelled in all her beauties. He inhaled the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 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 fid! Upon... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 pages
...observations the reader of the Task will not require to be reminded; he will recollect the description of — Rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and...livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course. Of sunshine streaming through the branches: — While beneath The chequered earth seems restless as... | |
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