 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...terrors ere it reaches me; Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And av'rice that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats...sound. He travels and expatiates, as the bee From flow'r to fiow'r, so he from land to land; The manners, customs, policy of all Pay contribution to... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...ere it reaches me; Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And av'rice. that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats By which he speaks the language of his lu:artr . sigh, but never tremble at the sound.lie travels and expatiates, as the bee From flow'r t9... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...ere it reaches me ; . Grieves, but alarms ma not. I mourn the privic And av'rice that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats...sound. He travels and expatiates, as the bee From flow'r to flow'r, so he from land to land ; The manners, customs, policy, of all, Pay contribution... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...ere it reaches me ; Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And avarice that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats By which he speaks-the language of his heart, 105 And sigh, but never tremble at the sound. He travels and expatiates,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...ere it reaches me ; Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And avarice, that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats,...to flower, so he from land to land ; The manners, customs, policy, of all Pay contribution to the store he gleans ; He sucks intelligence in every clime,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...ere it readies me ; Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And avarice, that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats,...flower to flower, so he from land to land) The manners, customs, policy, of all Pay contribution to the store he girans; He sucks intelligence in every clime,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...not. I moum the pride And av'rice, that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those hrazen throats, By which he speaks the language of his heart, And sigh, hut never tremhle at the sound. He travels and expatiates, as the hee From flpw'r to flow'r, so he... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...not. I mourn the pride And av'ricc, that make man a wolf to man; ' Hear the faint echo of those braaen throats. By which he speaks the language of his heart,...sound. He travels and expatiates, as the bee From ilow'V to flow'r, so he from laad to land The manners, customs, policy, of all Pay contribution to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...it reaches ijie , Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And av'ricc that makes man a wolf 10 guests, When Oldtield loves what Dartin'cut detests. But gr sjfeaks the language of his heart, And sigh, but never tremUi at the sound. He travels and expatiates,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...ere it reaches me ; Grieves, but alarms me not. I mourn the pride And av'rice that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint echo of those brazen throats,...sound. He travels and expatiates, as the bee, From flow'r to flow'r, so he from land to land ; The manners, customs, policy of all, Pay contribution to... | |
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That liberates and exempts me from them all. It turns submitted to my view, turns round With all its generations ; I behold The tumult, and am still. The sound of war Has lost its terrors ere it reaches me ; Grieves, but alarms me not. 
