THAT those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine, — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, "Grieve not, my child;... Select Reviews - Page 1961809Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...MY COUSIN ANN BODIIAM. OH that those lips had language! Life has pass'd With me but .roughly since 1 heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own...same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away !" The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN ANN BODHAM* OH that those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those...same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away I" The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...George's reign ! ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN ANN BODHAM. OH that those lips had language ! Life has passed...same, that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away I The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...reign 1 OH THE RBCEIFT OT MY MOTHER'S PICTURE OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MT COUSIN ANN BOIJJIAMOH that those lips had language! Life has passed With...same, that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears awsy!" The meek intelligence... | |
| Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...OUT OF NORFOLK. THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN, ANN BODHAM. OH that those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those...same, that oft in childhood solaced me ! Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, ' Grieve not my child, chase all thy fears away !' The meek intelligence... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...Norfolk; the gift of my coutin Ann Bodham. O THAT those lips had language! Life has passM , ' With me hut roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 458 pages
...Sir E. Brydges, KJ calls Mr. Bloomfield's prosaick inanity a " companion" to Cowper's exquisitely pa^ thetick lines on his Mother's Picture. 1 will take...same that oft, in childhood, solaced me; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, ' Grieve not my child, chase all thy fears away.' The meek intelligence... | |
| 1809 - 594 pages
...duzen lines, and leave your readers to j udge :— " Oh that those lips hsd language ! Life bus tin?s'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine ; thy own sweet smiles I see, [me ; The same that oft, in childhood, solac'd Voice only fails, else, how distinct they say, ' Grieve... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Mother's Picture out tin'- gift of my cousin Ann Bndham. OThat those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine— thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - Anecdotes - 1809 - 234 pages
...remarks on this subject with large extracts from it. " Oh that those lips had language ! life has pass'U With me but roughly since I heard thee last.) Those lips are thine—tliy own sweet smiles I see, The same that oft in chiMhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else,... | |
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