 I praise the Frenchman,* his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper— solitude is sweet.  Poems - Strona 189autor: William Cowper - 1818Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | William Cowper - 1855 - Liczba stron: 798
...lie, • I praise tho Frenchman ,* his remark was shrewdHow sweet, how passing sweet is solitude ! 740 But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I...may whisper— solitude is sweet. Yet neither these delTtvhts, nor aught beside, Hat appetite can aBk, or wealth provide, Can save us always from a tedious... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - Liczba stron: 610
...and die. I praise the Frenehman, his remark was shrewd, How sweet, how passing sweet, is sohtude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper — solitude is sweet. Cowper's Retirement, But me perhaps The glowing hearth may satisfy awhile With faint illumination,... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - Liczba stron: 574
...I praise the Frenchman,1 his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! lint grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may...dulness of still life away Divine communion, carefully enjoyed, Or sought with energy, must fill the void. DIVINE COMMUNION A BALM. — DAVID'S FAITH AND... | |
 | 1856 - Liczba stron: 570
...offspring of her loved embrace, (Strangers on earth !) are Innocence and Peace. e. — Cowper. How sweet, how passing sweet, is Solitude ! But grant...my retreat, Whom I may whisper, Solitude is sweet. e.— Milton. SOLITUDE is sometimes best society, And short Retirement urges sweet return. e. — Young.... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - Liczba stron: 660
...a lustre, he that runs may read. Retirement. Built God a church, and laughed His word to scorn. How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude ! But grant me...my retreat, Whom I may whisper, Solitude is sweet. John CKlpin. That, though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind. A hat not much the worse... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - Liczba stron: 512
...Where all good qualities grow sick and die. I praise the Frenchman,* his remark was shrewd*— How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude ! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper—solitude is sweet. Yet neither these delights, nor aught beside, That appetite can ask, or... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Downing - 1921 - Liczba stron: 472
...praise the Frenchman, his remark was shrewd,— How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But give me still a friend, in my retreat, Whom I may whisper — solitude is sweet." The mistake made by this class, is that of thinking only of the beauty of the scenery where they propose... | |
 | George Goodchild - 1922 - Liczba stron: 264
...incumbrances. I like solitude, when I give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude; nor do I ask for " a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper solitude is sweet." The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to On Going a Journey. This is one of the best known... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1923 - Liczba stron: 430
...public gaze, but society he ever insisted upon. I praise the Frenchman, his remark was shrewd— How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me...retreat, Whom I may whisper—" Solitude is sweet." IR He loved a jest, a barrel of oysters and a bottle of wine. His well-known riddle on a kiss is Cowper... | |
 | University of Michigan. Department of Rhetoric and Journalism - 1923 - Liczba stron: 444
...incumbrances. I like solitude, when I give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude; nor do I ask for " a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet." The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do, just as one pleases. We go a... | |
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