 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...center all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude! where are the charms That PoEL-1; (1. 1—8) 24 When I think of my own native land. In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection... | |
 | Philip Koch - Philosophy - 1994 - 400 pages
...solitude unappealing, and would exclaim with William Cowper Oh Solitude! where are thy charms, That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. — "Lines Supposed to Have Been Written by Alexander Selkirk"" or at least echo his gentler pronouncement... | |
 | Patrick J. Keane - Politics and literature - 1994 - 452 pages
...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 dwell in the...midst of alarms / Than reign in this horrible place." 24. Walden: or, Life in the Woods, chapter 2, "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For." 25. "Robinson... | |
 | Sture All n - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 116 pages
...patois. One rose hearing two languages, one of the trees, one of school children reciting in English: 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. Oh, solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms,... | |
 | Edward E. Leslie - Biography & Autobiography - 1988 - 614 pages
...ali around 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 alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. — William Cowper. "Verses Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk. During His Solitary Abode... | |
 | James C. Simmons - Castaways - 1998 - 276 pages
...all around 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, Than reign in this horrible place. Once again Barnard's faith sustained him. "I was now a Robinson Crusoe again; but began to be more... | |
 | Elizabeth M. Knowles - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 1160 pages
...clothed with majesty and awe, His mind his kingdom and his will his law. Truth' (i 782) I. 403 17 1 am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 18 Oh! I could thresh his old jacket till 1 made his pension jingle in his pockets. on Samuel Johnson's... | |
 | Lydia Wevers - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2002 - 246 pages
...line of verse that comes to Colenso on the hill above the Whirinaki is interesting. The full text is: 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. Oh, solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms... | |
 | William Cowper - Literary Collections - 2003 - 124 pages
...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 dwell in the midst...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; I start at... | |
 | Geoffrey O'Brien, Billy Collins - Poetry - 2007 - 778 pages
...Supposed to Be 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. Oh, solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms,... | |
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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. 
