 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 London Quarterly Review - Page 2901811Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1836 - 264 pages
...Rural Sounds, as veil as Rural Sights, delightful. NOR rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exilarate 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,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...due to those that I describe. 180 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit u, 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 185 The dash of ocean on his winding shore,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 pages
...?—THOMSON. SECTION II. Rural sounds, as well as rural sights, delightful. NOR rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, Of ancient growth, make music, not unlike That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood The dash... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...and the serutmy of years : Praise justly due to those that I describe. Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 270 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 dash of ocean on his winding thore, And lull the spirit while they fill the mind, Unnnmber'd branches waving in the blast, And all... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 240 pages
...the scrutiny of years. Praise justly due to those that I describe. 180 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The...Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike 185 The dash of Ocean on his winding shore,... | |
 | 1841 - 646 pages
...found for retreat, within a few hour's travel, where, as the poet sings, ' Not rural sights alone, bat rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The...tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds That sweep the *kirt of tome far spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his... | |
 | 1841 - 644 pages
...found for retreat, within в few hour's travel, where, as the poet sings, " Not rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The...tone of languid Nature. Mighty winds That sweep the rkirt of юте far spreading wood Of ancient prowth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on hie... | |
 | William Cowper - 1842 - 162 pages
...the scrutiny of years. Praise justly due to those that I describe. 180 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The...Nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike 185 The dash of Ocean on his winding shore,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...picture by a rapid sketch of still nobler features : — [Rural Sounde.] Nor rural eights alone, but ard Was raised far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of ocean on his winding shore,... | |
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