 Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the playplace of our early days ; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That feels not at that sight, and feels at none.  The National Review - Page 34edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - Hymn writers - 1839 - 354 pages
...praise, That feels not at that sight, and feels at none. The scene is touching, and the heart is stone The wall on which we tried our graving skill, The...destroyed ; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, As happy as we once to kneel and draw Playing our games, and on the very spot, The chalky ring, and... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1848 - 550 pages
...shoot." THOMSON. " Be It a weakness, it deserves some praise ; We love the play-place of our early days : The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That feels not at the sight — and feels at none." COWPBR. after assuring us that Mr. Merston would have a capital day... | |
 | Childhood - 1841 - 384 pages
...TYROCINIUM. COWPER. [EXTRACT.] BE it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days ; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone...still; The bench on which we sat, while deep employed, Tho' mangled, hacked, and hewed, not yet destroyed: The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing... | |
 | Anne Pratt - Biography - 1841 - 270 pages
...by many others :— Be it a weakness, it deserves tome praise, We love the play-place of our early days; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone...we carved subsisting still. The bench, on which we sate while deep employed, Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroyed; The little ones, unbutton'd,... | |
 | George Wickham - 1841 - 258 pages
...108 CHAPTER X. " Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, — We love the play-place of our early days ; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone...That feels not at that sight, and feels at none. The little ones unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1841 - 522 pages
...felt, with Cowper, " Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise , We love the play-place of our early days; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone...That feels not at that sight, and feels at none." was subjected to. Shall I enumerate them ? Tormented, as a new comer ; kicked and pinched, by way of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 240 pages
...so much care i 205 Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play -place of our early days ; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That feels not at that sight, and fuels at none. The wall on which we tried our graving skill, 300 The very name we carv'd subsisting... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 358 pages
...part of his boyhood. Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone...graving skill, The very name we carved subsisting still; Though mangled, hacked, and hewed, not yet destroyed ; The bench on which we sat while deep employed;... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 352 pages
...of his boyhood. We love the play-place of our early days; Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That...graving skill, The very name we carved subsisting still; Though mangled, hacked, and hewed, not yet destroyed ; The bench on which we sat while deep employed;... | |
 | American periodicals - 1853 - 672 pages
...so that little sympathy could he have with Cowper's lines : — We love the play-place of our early days ; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone,...sat while deep employed, Though mangled, hacked, and bowed, not yet destroyed ; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on tho... | |
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