 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of a quick return. "What ardently I wished, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips uo uvote '. •. Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wished, 1 long believed, And disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern.. Oft gave me promise of a quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I hut meet thee on that peaceful shore. The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. ; What ardently 1 wish'd,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Where thou art gone Adiens and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return, What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believ'd, And, disappointed still, was still deceiv'd. By expectation ev'ry day beguil'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more!] Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...Where thou art gon• Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore. The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 240 pages
...was—where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more!...gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By expectation every day beguiled,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more!...grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of fhy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
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A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was.— Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown... 
