 | English literature - 1804 - 844 pages
...tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed, , Alike immortalise the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date ; But misery stiil delights to trace Its 'semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm alhy'd, No light... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 pages
...tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed, v Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy...the storm allay'd, No light propitious shone ; When, snatch' d from all effectual aid, We pcrish'd, each alone ; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm'd... | |
 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed, Alike immortalize the dead. ' / therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy...'semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm allay' dt No light propitious shone ; When, snatch' d from all ejfectual aid, We perish'd, each alone... | |
 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 452 pages
...Anson's tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed, Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy...delights to trace Its 'semblance in another's case. i No voice divine the storm allay d, No light propitious shone ; When, snatch'djrom all effectual aid,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 456 pages
...in another's case. No voice divine the storm allay d, No light propitious shone; When, snatch'dfrom all effectual aid. We perish'd, each alone ; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm d in deeper gulphs than he. In August he translated this Poem into Latin Verse. In October he... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 330 pages
...by bards or heroes fhed, Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpofe not, or dream, Defcanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But mifery ftUl delights to trace Its 'femblance in another's cafe. No voice divine the ft6rm allay'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...Anson's tear. And tears, by bards or heroes shed, Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream,. Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring date. But mifery still delights to trace. Its 'semblance m.another's case. No voice divine the storm allay'd,.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 472 pages
...Anson's tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed, Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate ! To give the melancholy...each alone ; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelm'd iu deeper gulphs thun he. 188 In August he translated this poem in Latin verse. In October he went... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 312 pages
...Anson's tear. And tears, by bards or heroes shed, Alike immortalize the dead, I therefore purpose not, or dream,. Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy...'semblance in another's case. No voice divine. the storm allay'd,No light propitious shone ; When snatch'd from all effectual aid, "We perish'd each alone ;... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 528 pages
...over-board in a storm, and is forced to be abandoned to the waves, he concludes with saying, that — Misery still delights to trace Its semblance in another's case. No voice divine the storm allay 'd, No light propitious shone, When, snatch'd from all effectual aid, Count of Paleno, however,... | |
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No poet wept him : but the page Of narrative sincere, That tells his name, his worth, his age, Is wet with Anson's tear. And tears by bards or heroes shed Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the... 
