| British anthology - 1825 - 464 страници
...send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to sec. How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with...its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my' own native land, In a moment I seem to be there;... | |
| William Cowper - 1825 - 244 страници
...send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see. How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself Jags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 504 страници
...send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see. How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with...lags behind, And the swift winged arrows of light When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 264 страници
...have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see. VI. How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift- winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1826 - 184 страници
...have a friend, Though a friend I 6m never to tea* VI. How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, , And the swift winged arrows o£ light. When I think of ray own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas \ recollection... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 страници
...yt-t have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see. 6 How fleet is a glance of the mind ! 'Compar'd with, the speed of its flight, The tempest, itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light . "When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there... | |
| Thomas Loraine McKenney - 1827 - 534 страници
...gave orders that these birds were not to be molested. " 1 1. .v II,, tua glance of the mind! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift winged arrows of light." How instantly on hearing the pensive note of this bird, was I in the room where, in my tenth year,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 страници
...have a friend', Though a friend I am never to see*. 6 How fleet is a glance of the mind* ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight', The tempest itself lags behind', And the swift-winged arrows of lighr. When 1 think of my own native land', In a moment I seem to be there*... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 308 страници
...yet have a friend^ Though a friend I am never to see. 6. How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-wing'd arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But,... | |
| Bourne Hall Draper - 1827 - 270 страници
...know, papa, says : ' How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, K'en the tempest itself lags behind, And the swift- winged arrows of light.' One of the first excursions we took, papa, was to the seat of a nobleman in the neighbourhood. He had... | |
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