 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the 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, I start at the...  Pitman's Popular Lecturer and Reader - Page 1571863Full view - About this book
 | 1824 - 588 pages
...Never hew the sweet music of speech, My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain, Their lameness is shocking to me. III. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man, O... | |
 | Edward Allen Talbot - Canada - 1824 - 848 pages
...the contemplation of their innocent vivacity, I could, on this occasion, only exclaim within myself, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me ! Instead of the nightingale,—whose song might have pacified my fears and have appeased Ihe awakened... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. l am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech...indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, O, had I the... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1825 - 404 pages
...alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. J. . ' ' 2. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the sweet music of speech...indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. 3. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, O, had I... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...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...indifference see : . They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. 5 Society, friendship, and love, ^ Divinely bestow'd upon man, Oh had I... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...I am out of humanity's reaeh, I must finish my journey alone. Never hear the sweet musie of speeeh, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts, that roam over the plain, My form with indifferenee see; They are so unaequainted with man, Their tameness is shoeking to me. Soeiety, friendship,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...the 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 ; I start at the sound of my own. PART II. B ALEXANDER SELKIRK. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see ; They... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Readers - 1825 - 316 pages
...there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, Never hear the sweet music of speech; 1 start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain, They are so unacquainted with man, My form with indifference see : 1 Their lameness is shocking to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 504 pages
...of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. ' ft 14 I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech,...indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their lameness is shocking to me. Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestowed upon man, O, had I uie... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - Adventure and adventurers - 1826 - 184 pages
...midst of alarms, Than reigu in this horrible place. II. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech...indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their tamenubs is shocking to mo. V I. III, Society, friendship, and love, Divinely bestow'd upon man, Oh,... | |
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