 Uplift their shadowing heads, and, at their feet, Scarce hear the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood, And, whilst the lifted murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still Eve Sailed slow, has thought of all...  Sonnets, and Other Poems, - Page 13by William Lisle Bowles - 1800 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1791 - 282 pages
...throng;— With Thee, and thy unfriended offspring, dwell. SON7NET IX. AT DOVER CLIFFS. JULY 20, 1787. ON these white cliffs, that calm above the flood Uplift...the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood ; And, whilst the lifted murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 640 pages
...Spartan train. Pr*'« NAUC»ATIA. SONNETS, ST THE RE.r. WL BOWLES, ON DOVER CLIFFS, JULY ZO, 1787. ^N these white cliffs, that calm above the flood Uplift...the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood ; And, whilst the lifted murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | George Huddesford - College verse - 1804 - 268 pages
...answer not; forbear j If thou must answer, that he loves thee still, SONNET IX. ON DOTES CLIFFS. ON these white cliffs that calm above the flood Uplift...the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood ; And while th' ascending murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | George Huddesford - College verse - 1804 - 258 pages
...not ; forbear ; If thou must answer, that he loves thee still. [79 ] SONNET IX. ON DOVER CLIFFS. ON these white cliffs that calm above the flood Uplift...the surge that has for ages beat. Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood ; And while th' ascending murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 286 pages
...CLIFFS XX JUL. MDfCLXXXVJT. (IX.) ON these white cliffs that calm above the Flood Uplift their shadowy heads, and at their feet Scarce hear the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely Wanderer has stood : And while the lifted murmur met his ear And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1829 - 254 pages
...stood—with a tear, Gazing upon a foreign land, and thus Sought the brief solace of a song again :— " ON these white cliffs, that calm above the flood, " Uplift...feet, " Scarce hear the surge that has for ages beat, " How many weary wanderers have stood; • Lang Syne. " And, whilst the lifted murmur met their ear,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...on my way alone. DOVER CLIFFS. ON these white cliffs, that calm above the flood Uplift their shadowy heads, and at their feet Scarce hear the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood ; And while the distant murmur mot his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...parted.— SmiMt Thiory. SONNET. ч 516 SONNET. AT DOVE* CLIFFS, JULY 20, 1787. ON these white clifl's, lang syne. For auld, &c. And here's a hand, my wanderer has stood ; And, whilst the lifted murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...how much must that poor heart endure Which hopes from thee, and thee alone, a cure ! DOVER CL1FFS. ON these white cliffs, that calm above the flood, Uplift...their feet. Scarce hear the surge that has for ages heat. Sure many a lonely wand'rer has stood ; And, whilst the lifted murmur met his ear, And o'er the... | |
 | A Montagu Woodford - 1841 - 320 pages
...haply, 'mid those woods and vales so fair, Stranger to peace, 1 yet may meet her there. DOVER CLIFFS. ON these white cliffs, that calm above the flood, Uplift...the surge that has for ages beat, Sure many a lonely wanderer has stood; And, whilst the lifted murmur met his ear, And o'er the distant billows the still... | |
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