 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...Supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk, daring hit Military abode in toe island of Juan Fernandez. I AM monarch of all I survey, • My right there is...round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy facel Better dwell in the midst of alarms,... | |
 | 1831 - 228 pages
...Largo, in Scotland ; so I suppose Crusoe died there. Charlotte. You remember the pretty lines — " I'm monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea ; I'm lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh! Solitude, where Gerald and Edward. Off! Off! Off! No lines... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...to be written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez. l.'I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...to the sea," I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude! where are the charms, . That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of... | |
 | Benjamin Morrell - Discoveries in geography - 1832 - 512 pages
...sentiment was doubtless more frequently present tb his mind: •' O solitude, where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face! . • Better dwell in...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." For some time after the departure of the ship, he found the solitude of his situation scarcely supportable... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...have been written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez.) I AM monarch of all I survey ; My right there is none...round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1833 - 120 pages
...plumes, Expanded shine with azure, green and gold, How blessings brighten as they take their flight. 3. I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, 1 am lord of the fowl and the brute. 4. O, Solitude! where are the charms, That sages have seen in... | |
 | John Young (M.A.) - 1833 - 328 pages
...conceive of it, in his celebrated description of Juan Fernandez : — " O, Solitude ! what are thy charms, That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich, George Stillman Hilliard - English literature - 1834 - 398 pages
...oh let thy guardian ray Along my path auspiciously be shed ! C. GUSHING. THE CONVENT OF THE PAULAR. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have...out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey aione, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I statt at the sound of iny own. COWPER. How quickly a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1836 - 264 pages
...Written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez, I AM monareh of all I survey,. My right there is none to dispute...to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and" the brute. Oh solitude! where arc the charms, That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms,... | |
 | Nathaniel Isaacs - KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) - 1836 - 402 pages
...and being in unison with the sensations which at the time pervaded me, I involuntarily exclaimed Oh solitude where are the charms That sages have seen...midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. Finding Holstead anything but intelligent, and being somewhat exhausted, I laid myself down to rest... | |
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I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 
