 And the scene, where his melody charm'd me before, Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove...  Poems - Page 210by William Cowper - 1817Full view - About this book
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. The change both my heart and my fancy employs ; I reflect on the frailty of man, and his joys : Shortlived... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall...thing can, •To .muse on the perishing pleasures of man's 13 f Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I seoy Have a being less durable even than he.*... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 504 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. >Ti sa sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 262 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. 'Ti> a sight to engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleararet of man , 19 • Though... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at ray head. Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead....on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I set. Have a being less durable even than he. THE HAPPY MAN. HE is the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...fugitive years are all hast'ning away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at' my head, Ere another such grove shall...on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments', I see, Have a being less durable even than he.* THE GLOW-WORM. A TRANSLATION... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my hod. Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead, 'Tis...engage me, if any thing can, To muse on the perishing pleasure of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I ser, Have a being less durable even... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head , Ere another such grove shall...on the perishing pleasures of man ; Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I see, Have a being less durable even than he.* * Mr. Cowper afterwards... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - English poetry - 1830 - 194 pages
...fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead. The change both my heart and my fancy employs : I reflect on the frailty of man and his joys : Short-lived... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...at my head, ire another such grove shall arise in its stead. Tis a right to engage me, if any tiling can, To muse on the perishing pleasures of man : Though his life be a dream, his enjoyments, I sec, Have a being less durable even than he.* •IDEM LATINE REDDITUM.... | |
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