 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...west, With matron-step flow-moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charg'd for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day: Not sumptuously adorn' d, nor needing aid,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...Return, sweet Ev'ning, and continue long! Methinks 1 see thee in the streaky west, With matron-step slow -moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ'cl In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charg'd for man AVith... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...245 With matron step slow-moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ 'd In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and...charged for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day • 3ifl Not sumptuously adorn'd, nor needing aid, Like homely featured night, of clustering gems;... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...west, With matron-step slow-moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charg'd for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day : Not sumptuously adorn'd, nor needing aid,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...while the uiglit Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employed BOOK IV.' THE WIN-a EVENING. ($. In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and...charged for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day: Not sumptuously adorned, nor needing aid, Like homely-featured night, of clustering gems; A star or... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...on thy sweeping train ; one hand employe*; In letting fall the curtain of repose Qg bird and benst, the other charged for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day : Not sumptuously adorned, nor needing aid, Like homely -featured night, of clustering gems ; A star... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...Return sweet Ev'ning, and continue long! .-- .'»' Methinks I see thee in the streaky wert, . .; t/, With matron step slow moving, while the Night Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain of repose wiL*ri* .iff On hird and heast, the other charg'd for... | |
 | Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 236 pages
...Return, sweet Evening, and continue longT Methinks I see thee in the streaky west, With matron-step slow moving ; while the Night Treads on thy sweeping train: one hand employ'dIn lotting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast; the other charg'd for wan With sweet... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...west, With matron step slow moving, while the Nigiit Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charg'd for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day: .Not, sumptuously adorn'd, not needing aid,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...flights. Come Ev'ning, once again, season of peace; Return sweet Ev'ning, and continue long! Methinks I see thee in the streaky west, With matron step slow...while the night Treads on thy sweeping train; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charg'd for man \Vith sweet... | |
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In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charged for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day... 
