 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. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign...  Poems by William Cowper ... - Page 161by William Cowper - 1814 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1831 - 438 pages
...the sentiment, which the poet hu attributed to Alexander Selkirk, in his solitary dominions. "Rather dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." To such as are engrossed by the active bustle the necessary meetings of competitors in the pursuit... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1831 - 444 pages
...in the sentiment, which the poet h» attributed to Alexander Selkirk, in his solitary ions. "Itathcr dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." To such as are tngrossed by the active bustle ofl*. the necessary meetings of competitor! in the pursuit... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...From the centre all round 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...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. . 2. I am out of humanity's reach; I must finish my journey alone; Never hear the sweet music of speech;... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1832 - 410 pages
...lord of the fowl and the brute. O solitude ! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face 1 Better dwell in the midst of alarms. Than reign in this horrible place. 2. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech... | |
 | Benjamin Morrell - Discoveries in geography - 1832 - 514 pages
...frequently present to his mind: ' O solitude, where are the charm* Which sages have seen in thy fbee? Better dwell in the 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
...dispute; From the centre all 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...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... | |
 | 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
...Along my path auspiciously be shed ! C. GUSHING. THE CONVENT OF THE PAULAR. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place ! 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey aione, Never hear the sweet music of speech,... | |
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