Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world, doth live his own ; Though solitary, who is not alone, But doth converse with that eternal Love. O how more sweet is bird's harmonious moan, Or the hoarse sobbings of the widow'd... Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical - Page 255by Nathan Drake - 1828Full view - About this book
| English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...gold spangle their blue ; Here is the pleasant place, And nothing wanting is, save she, alas ! SONNET. THRICE happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from...Than those smooth whisperings near a prince's throne, Than that applause vain honour doth bequeath ! How sweet are streams to poison drunk in gold ! The... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...forth, " I love, I love !" i"ltop." '"Be therefore." 3 "dawn." 4 " Sith (winter gone) the." SONNET. O THRICE happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world, doth live, his own; Though solitary,1 who is not alone, But doth converse with that Eternal Love. O how more sweet is birds' harmonious... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...grove •*- Far front t lie clamorous world doth live, his own; Though solitary, who is not atone, But doth converse with that eternal love. O how more...the widow'd dove, Than those smooth whisperings near aprince's throne, Which good make doubtful, do the ill approve! O how more sweet is zephyr's wholesome... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 476 pages
...happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world, doth live his own ; Though solitary,1 who is not alone, But doth converse with that Eternal...O how more sweet is birds' harmonious moan, Or the hoarse1 sobbings of the widow'd dove, Than those smooth whisperings near a prince's throne, Which good... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
...forth, " I love, I love!" 1 " stop." * " Be therefore." 3 " dawn." * " Sith (winter gone) the." SONNET. THRICE happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from...clamorous world, doth live his own: Though solitary, 1 who is not alone, But doth converse with that Eternal Love. O how more sweet is birds' harmonious... | |
| 1811 - 550 pages
...ir.vr.trtn. Thriee hnppy he, whom by some th»d,f grove, Far from the cUm'roug world dpth.Uvc, his own ; Tho' solitary, who is not alone ; But doth converse with that eternal love. O how more sweet is bird's hannpniom moan, Or the hoarse sobbings of the widowed dove, Than those smooth whisp'rings near... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1811 - 504 pages
...at valuable for the dignity and independency of its sentiment, as for the beauty of its expression : Thrice happy he who by some shady grove Far from the clamorous world, doth live his OWB, Though solitary, who is not alone, But doth convene with that eternal love. o how more sw ret... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...lonely life in a rural retreat are contrasted with those of a court, with considerable force — " Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from...not alone, But doth converse with that eternal love. 0 how more sweet is bird's harmonious moan, Or the hoarse sobbings of the widow'd dove, Than those... | |
| Arminianism - 1839 - 1092 pages
...Solitude : — *• Thrice happy he, who, by some shady grove, Far from the damorotu world doth lire hut own, Though solitary, who is not alone, But doth converse with that eternall love. O how more sweet is bird's harmonious Or the hoarse sobbing of the widow'd dove, Than... | |
| Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...lonely life in a rural retreat are contrasted with those of a court, with considerable force — " Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from...converse with that eternal love. O how more sweet is bird's harmonious moan, • Or the hoarse sobbings of the widow'd dove, Than those smooth whisp'rings... | |
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