 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...finds in her excursive 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 flow-moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...EVENING. COME, Ev'ning, once again, season of peace; Return, sweet Ev'ning, and continue long! Methinks 1 see thee in the streaky west, With matron-step slow...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
...different use, 240 Paint cards and dolls, and every idle thing That fancy finds in her excursive flights. Come, Evening, once again, season of peace ; Return, sweet Evening, and continue long ! Mevhinks I see thee in the streaky west, 245 With matron step slow-moving, while the night Treads... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...finds in her excursive 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-moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...different use, Paint cards and clolh, and every- idle thing, That fancy finds in her excursive flights. Come Evening, once again, season of peace; Return sweet Evening, and continue long! Methinks. I see thce in the streaky west, With matron-step slow moving, while the uiglit Treads on thy sweeping train... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...different use, Paint cards and dolls, and every idle thing, That fancy finds in her excursive flights. Come Evening, once again, season of peace ; Return sweet Evening, and continue long I Methinks I see thee in the streaky west, With matron-step slow-moving, while the night Treads on... | |
 | Edward Mangin - Books and reading - 1808 - 236 pages
...evening, in the same book, i» also very finely imagined: " Return, sweet Evening, and continue longT Methinks I see thee in the streaky west, With matron-step...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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...finds in her excursive 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-moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train ; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...Return sweet Ev'ning, and continue long! Methinks I see thee in the streaky 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 \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... 
