 OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.  Poems - Page 29by William Cowper - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1815 - 526 pages
...this way in the beloved shades of my nativity, I should be happy. Or I may exclaim with Cowper; . " O for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless...successful war, Might never reach me more. My ear is paiu'd, Mv/soul is sick, with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is lill'd.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...*a wan. of iliiciplinc in th< ttniversiti« THE TASK. BOOK II. THE TIME-PIECE. O FOR a lodge in si^e vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade,...war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain'd, My soul is sick, with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which Earth is fill' J. There is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...all. COWFER. SECTION XI. Indignant sentiments on National prejudices and hatred ; and on Slavery. OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless...successful war, Might never reach me more ! My ear is paia'd, My soul is sick with every day's report Of wrong anil outrage with which earth is fill'd. There... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1816 - 468 pages
...should rather say, if I were once disengaged from the duties which bind me to my profession, " Oh ! for a lodge in some vast wilderness, " Some boundless...unsuccessful or successful war, " Might never reach me more !'' To conclude — If you think my Clients, or any of them, guilty, you are bound to convict them... | |
 | James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1816 - 466 pages
...should rather say, if I were once disengaged from the duties which bind me to my profession, " Oh! for a lodge in some vast wilderness, " Some boundless...or successful war, " Might never reach me more!'' To conclude—If you think my Clients, or any of them, guilty, you are bound to convict them; but,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 248 pages
...consequent evils, ascribed, as to its principal cause, to the want of discipline in the universities. O FOR a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless...war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain'd, My soul is sick, with ev'ry day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which Earth is fill'd. There is... | |
 | England - 1844 - 826 pages
...could have exelaimed with all the sincerity, and with all the weariness too, of the poet: — " Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless...unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more !" But, perhaps fortunately for my understanding, if not for my life, I was not suffered to take refuge... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...soon to fall. CHAPTER CXLIII. PEA..>: ASD BENEVOLE.VCt:. WH, tor a lodge in some vast wilderness tfome boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression...war, Might never reach me more. My ear is pain'd, My soul i» sick, with every day s report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill d,r T here... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Africa, West - 1817 - 126 pages
...were not stained," RESISTLESS APPEAL TO THE HUMAN HEART. OH, for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Seme boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression...successful war, Might never reach me more ! My ear is paiu'd* My soul is sick with ev'ry day's report • ; Of wrong and outrage with which earth is fill'd.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...the want of discipline in the uni\ersities. OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some houndless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, VOL. ii. E Might never reach me more. My ear is pained, My soul is sick, with every day's report Of... | |
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