Sacred to neatness and repose — th' alcove, The chamber, or refectory, — may die : A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so w.hen, held within their proper bounds And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take their pastime in the spacious field... The Brothers, a Monody; and Other Poems - Page 114by Sir Charles Abraham Elton - 1820 - 119 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome, into scenes Sacred to neatness and repose— th' alcovfe,' ' The chamber, or refectory — may die: A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when, held... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome,...refectory — may die : A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when held within their proper bounds, And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1805 - 424 pages
...Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome,...refectory, may die : A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so, when held within their proper bounds And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 420 pages
...Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome,...chamber, or refectory, may die : A necessary act incurs uo blame. Not so, when held within their proper bounds And guiltless of offence, they range the air,... | |
| 1805 - 622 pages
...Will tread aside, and let tile reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes A visitor unwelcome, into scenes, Sacred to neatness and repose, th'akove, The chamber, or refectory, may die: A necessary act incurs no blame. l4ot so, when held within... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...the public path ; But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin loathsome to the sight, And charged...unwelcome, into scenes Sacred to neatness and repose, the alcove, The chamber, or refectory, may die : A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when, held... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight; And charged perhaps with yenpm, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome, into scenes Sacred to neatness and repose, the alcove, The chamber, or refectory, may die: . . . , . .: 166 "TltS 1-A'S*. 'BOOK VI. A necessary... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...tread aside, and let the reptile live. . i' The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, : And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome,...into scenes .- .' ' Sacred to neatness and repose, th1 alcove,- 1 ' The chamher, or refectory, may die : A necessary act incurs no hlame. Not so when,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome,...refectory.. ..may die : A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when held within their proper bounds, And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. The creeping vermin, loathsome to the sight, And charg'd perhaps with venom, that intrudes, A visitor unwelcome,...refectory, may die: A necessary act incurs no blame. Not so when, held within their proper bound**, And guiltless of offence, they range the air, Or take... | |
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