That ere through age or woe I shed my wings I may record thy worth with honour due, In verse as musical as thou art true, And that immortalizes whom it sings:— But thou hast little need. There is a Book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light,... Poems - Страница 211по William Cowper - 1818 - 299 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| 710 страници
...scarce giv'n lo mortals, new And undebas'd by praise of meaner things, That 'ere through age or woe I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour...true, And that immortalizes whom it sings. But thou lust little need. There is a book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light, On which the eyes of... | |
| William Cowper - 1815 - 434 страници
...praise of meaner things, That ere through age or wo I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honor due, In verse as musical as thou art true, And that immortalizes whom il sings. But thou hast liule need. There is a hook By serapbs writ with beams of heav'nly light, On... | |
| 1817 - 590 страници
...scarce giv'n to mortals, new And undebas'd by praise of meaner things, That ere through age or wo 1 shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour...with beams of heav'nly light, On which the eyes of Gnd not rarely look, A chronicle of actions just and bright : There all thy deeds, my faithful Mary,... | |
| 1817 - 368 страници
...through age or wo I sind my wiugs, 1 may record lliy worth with honour dut-, In verse us musical as iliou art true, And that immortalizes whom it sings. But thou hast little need. There is a bonk By serapli's writ \vidi !>< ¡iras of heavenly liglit, On which the eyes of tod net mrely look,... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 244 страници
...Such aid from Heaven as some have feign'd they An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new And uudebased by praise of meaner things, That ere through age or...need. There is a book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light, On which the eyes of God not rarely look, A chronicle of actions just and bright; There... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 244 страници
...meaner things, That ere through age or wo I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour due, 111 verse as musical as thou art true, And that immortalizes whom it sings. f But thou hast little need. There is a book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light, On which... | |
| John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 страници
...mortals, new, And undebas'd by praise of meaner things ! That, ere through age or woe I shed my wings, 1 may record thy worth with honour due, In verse as musical as thou art true, — Verse, that immortalizes whom it sings ! But thou hast little need : There is a book, By seraphs... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 310 страници
...scarce given to mortals, new And undebased by praise of meaner things, That, ere through age or woe I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour...need. There is a book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light, On which the eyes of God not rarely look, A chronicle of actions just and bright; There... | |
| William Cowper - 1825 - 244 страници
...scarce given to mortals, new And uudebased by praise of meaner things, That, ere through age or woe I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour...need. There is a book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light., -i On which the eyes of God not rarely look, A chronicle of actions just and bright... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 страници
...scarce given to mortals, new And undebased by praise of meaner things, That ere through age or woe I shed my wings, I may record thy worth with honour...need. There is a book By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light, On which the eyes of God not rarely look, A chronicle of actions just and bright ;... | |
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