 To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes, was never meant my task : But I can feel thy fortunes, and partake Thy joys and sorrows, with as true a heart As any thund'rer there.  Sonnets, and Other Poems - Page 177by William Lisle Bowles - 1800 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...part deform'd With dripping rains, or wither'd by a froft, I would hot yet exchange thy fullen fkies, And fields without a flow'r, for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. To fhake thy fenate, and from heights fublime... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...part deform'd With dripping rains, or wither'd by a froft, I would not yet exchange thy fullen fkies, And fields without a flow'r, for warmer France With all her 'vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. To make thy fenate, and from heights fublimc... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1800 - 216 pages
...and antiquated fashion." BURKE'S REFLECTIONS, p. 113, 114. p. 123. L. 5. Sweet native land! ivhose every haunt is dear. "ENGLAND, with all thy faults...COWPER'S TASK, p. 56. ON LEAVING A PLACE OF RESIDENCE. P. 142. J.. 9. That held in her right-hand a budding spray. " The Ancients represented Hope with a... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...eye-salve; ask of him, Or ask of whomsoever he has taught; And learn, though late, the genuine cause of all. England, with all thy faults, I love thee still —...Ausonia's groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs — • To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...deform' d With dripping rains, or wither'd by a fro.ft, I would not yet exchange thy fullen fkies, And fields without a flow'r, for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufpnia's groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. To fhake thy fenate, and from heights fublimc... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...a frost, I would not yet exchange thy sullen skies, And fields without a flow'r, for warmer Prance With all her vines; nor for Ausonia's groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire l'|>»» thy... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...ask of him, Or ask of whomsoever he has taught ; And learn, though late, the genuine cause of all. England, with all thy faults, I love thee still —...groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. To shake thy senate, and from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence to flash down fire Upon thy foes,... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...or wither'd by a frost, I would not yet exchange thy sullen skies, And fields without a Bower, fcr warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Ausonia's...groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. 215 To shake thy senate, and, from heights sublime Of patriot eloquence, to flash down fare Upon thy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...part dcfurm'd i;h dripping rains, or wither'd by a froft, I would not yet exchange thy fullen Ilvies, And fields without a flow'r, for warmer France With all her vines ; nor for Aufonia's groves Of goldin fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs. To fhake thy fenate, and from heights fublnne... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Nationalism - 1805 - 224 pages
...nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall he constrained to love thee. Tho" thy clime Be fickle, and thy year most part deform'd...groves Of golden fruitage, and her myrtle bow'rs." The same ideas are expressed, with less dignity perhaps, but with equal beauty, by that child of Nature,... | |
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